English Explanatory Dictionary

one-eyed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈwʌnˌaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-one-eyed.wav

Word forms

one-eyed

Etymology

From Middle English oneyed, 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”).

Derived words

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king one-eyed jack one-eyed king one-eyed monster one-eyed snake one-eyed trouser snake
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