øye

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish øje, replaced native aue, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (eye; to see). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk auga, auge, Icelandic auga, Faroese eyga and Swedish öga.

Pronunciation

Noun

øye n (definite singular øyet, indefinite plural øyne or øyer, definite plural øynene or øyene or øya)

  1. (anatomy) an eye
    et blått øye - a black eye
    med det blotte øye - with the naked eye
  2. eye (hole in a needle)

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