eye-apple

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English ij appel, from Old English ēagæppel (eyeball, pupil), from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to eye +‎ apple.

Cognate with West Frisian eachappel (pupil), Dutch oogappel (eyeball; pupil), German Augapfel (eyeball), Danish øjeæble (eyeball), Norwegian øyeeple (eyeball).

Noun

[edit]

eye-apple (plural eye-apples)

  1. (anatomy) The eyeball or pupil
  2. Synonym of apple of one's eye

See also

[edit]