one-eyed

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English

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Etymology

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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 enøjet (one-eyed), Swedish enögd (one-eyed), Icelandic ein-eygður, ein-eygur (one-eyed).

Adjective

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one-eyed (not comparable)

  1. Having only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal.
  2. Being able to see out of only one eye.

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