øye

See also: oye

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

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)

Derived terms
Terms derived from øye

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