sjón

Icelandic

/sjouːn/

noun
Definitions
  • a vision, sight, eyesight
  • a glimpse, sight, seeing
  • a spectacle, scene, sight

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sjón (sight) inherited from Proto-Germanic *siuniz (face, sight, appearance).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*siuniz

Gloss

face, sight, appearance

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

顔

Emoji
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