vitöga

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

vit +‎ öga, from Old Swedish hvitø̄gha.

Noun[edit]

vitöga n

  1. (obsolete) sclera, the white of the eye

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

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

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