Difference between revisions of "One eyegonblack"
From FinnegansWiki
Jump to navigationJump to searchm |
|||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | * '''ein Augenblick:''' (''German'') one blink of an eye; one instant, one moment | |
| − | + | * '''eye gone black''' → in death or sleep the eyes go black | |
| + | |||
| + | * '''one-eyed''' → several mythical characters were one-eyed (especially solar deities, the Sun being generally regarded as a great eye in the sky that sees all things): Wotan (Odin), Balor of the Evil Eye, Goll Mac Morna ([[Fionn_mac_Cumhail|Finn MacCool's]] enemy), the Cyclopes, The Citizen (metaphorically speaking, in ''[[Ulysses]]'') | ||
| + | |||
| + | * '''one eye gone black''' → Joyce wore a black eyepatch | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:German phrases]] | ||
| + | [[Category:blindness]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:34, 8 August 2012
- ein Augenblick: (German) one blink of an eye; one instant, one moment
- eye gone black → in death or sleep the eyes go black
- one-eyed → several mythical characters were one-eyed (especially solar deities, the Sun being generally regarded as a great eye in the sky that sees all things): Wotan (Odin), Balor of the Evil Eye, Goll Mac Morna (Finn MacCool's enemy), the Cyclopes, The Citizen (metaphorically speaking, in Ulysses)
- one eye gone black → Joyce wore a black eyepatch
