vitöga

Swedish

Etymology

vit +‎ öga, from Old Swedish hvitø̄gha.

Noun

vitöga n

(obsolete) sclera, the white of the eye

Usage notes

Obsolete other than in phrases along the pattern of se något i vitögat ("look something in the eye"), for example se döden i vitögat ("look death in the eye") and se sanningen i vitögat ("look truth in the eye").

Declension

Declension of vitöga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vitöga	vitögat	vitögon	vitögonen
Genitive	vitögas	vitögats	vitögons	vitögonens

Synonyms

ögonvita

References

vitöga in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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