vitöga

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

vit +‎ öga, from Old Swedish hvitø̄gha.

Noun edit

vitöga n

(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

Synonyms edit

ögonvita

References edit

vitöga in Svensk ordbok (SO)