hornauga

Icelandic

Etymology

From horn (“corner”) +‎ auga (“eye”), the distal corner of your eye.

Noun

hornauga n (genitive singular hornauga, nominative plural hornaugu)

1. to look at someone sideways with squinting eyes, indicating your disapproval or distrust with someone

   að gefa einhverjum hornauga

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2. to look at something askance

   að líta eitthvað hornauga

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3. to have an attitude of disapproval or distrust to something

Declension

Declension of hornauga (neuter, based on auga)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hornauga	hornaugað	hornaugu	hornaugun
accusative	hornauga	hornaugað	hornaugu	hornaugun
dative	hornauga	hornauganu	hornaugum	hornaugunum
genitive	hornauga	hornaugans	hornaugna	hornaugnanna