svartauga
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From svart (“black”) + auga (“eye(d)”).
Noun edit
svartauga n (plural svartauga)
svartauga n
Adjective edit
svartauga (indeclinable)
- having dark or black eyes; black-eyed
- Synonym: svartøygd
- 1955, Olav Gullvåg, Det bortkomne manuskriptet, Oslo: Norli, page 283:
- Han møtte ei svartauga gjente der, halvblods.
- He met a black-eyed girl there, mixed race.