vitöga

Swedish

Etymology

vit +‎ öga, from Old Swedish hvitø̄gha.

Noun

vitöga n

1. (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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vitöga	vitögas
	definite	vitögat	vitögats
plural	indefinite	vitögon	vitögons
	definite	vitögonen	vitögonens

Synonyms

• ögonvita

References

• vitöga in Svensk ordbok (SO)