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eyesight

Today it means: Vision or the faculty of sight. Full definition →

Middle English eiȝesiht

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Middle English · inherited fromeiȝesiht
English todayeyesight

From Middle English eiȝesiht, ieȝesihte, ehsihthe, eihsihthe, eȝhesihthe, equivalent to eye + sight.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.