one-eyed
English
Etymology
From Middle English ooneyed, on-eied, on-eiȝed, from Old English ānēġed (“one-eyed”), from Proto-Germanic *ainaugidaz, equivalent to one + eyed. Compare Old English ānīeġe (“one-eyed”), Scots ane-eit, aan eet (“one-eyed”), Saterland Frisian eenooged (“one-eyed”), West Frisian ieneagich (“one-eyed”), Dutch eenogig (“one-eyed”), German einäugig (“one-eyed”), Danish enøjede (“one-eyed”), Swedish enögd (“one-eyed”), Icelandic ein-eygður, ein-eygur (“one-eyed”).
Adjective
one-eyed (not comparable)
- Having only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal.
- Being able to see out of only one eye.
Derived terms
- in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
- one-eyed jack
- one-eyed king
- one-eyed snake
- one-eyed trouser snake
Translations
having only a single eye
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