- út-eygr
- adj. ‘out-eyed,’ goggle-eyed, Sd. 147, Bárð. 165.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
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walleyed — adjective having divergent strabismus • Ant: ↑cross eyed * * * īd adjective Etymology: by folk etymology (influence of wall) (I) from Middle English wawil eghed, part translation of Old Norse vagl eygr walleyed, from vagl beam, roost, beam in the … Useful english dictionary
walleyed — adjective Etymology: by folk etymology from Middle English wawil eghed, part translation of Old Norse vagl eygr walleyed, from vagl beam (akin to Greek ochleus bar, Old English wegan to move, carry) + eygr eyed more at way Date: 15th century 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wall-eyed — adj AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: wall eyed having an eye with a white spot in the center (14 20 centuries), from Old Norse vagl eygr, from vagl pole + eygr eyed ] having one or both eyes that seem to point to the side, rather than straight… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wall-eyed — /ˈwɔl aɪd/ (say wawl uyd) adjective 1. having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus. 2. having an eye or the eyes presenting little or no colour, as the result of a light coloured or white …
walleyed — [wôl′īd΄] adj. [altered by folk etym. < ME wawil eyed < ON valdeygthr, altered < vagl eygr < vagl, a beam (> Swed vagel, sty) + eygr, having eyes, akin to EYE] 1. having one or both eyes with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea… … English World dictionary
wall|eyed — «WL YD», adjective. 1. having eyes that show much white and little color. 2. having one or both eyes turned away from the nose, so as to show much white. 3. having large, staring eyes, as some fishes do. 4. Obsolete. having glaring eyes… … Useful english dictionary
Wall-eyed — a. [Icel. valdeyg[eth]r, or vagleygr; fr. vagl a beam, a beam in the eye (akin to Sw. vagel a roost, a perch, a sty in the eye) + eygr having eyes (from auga eye). See {Eye}.] Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color. Booth. [1913 Web … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
walleyed — /wawl uyd /, adj. 1. having eyes in which there is an abnormal amount of the white showing, because of divergent strabismus. 2. having large, staring eyes, as some fishes. 3. marked by excited or agitated staring of the eyes, as in fear, rage,… … Universalium
walleyed — (adj.) c.1300, wawil eghed, wolden eiged, having very light colored eyes, also having parti colored eyes, from O.N. vagl eygr having speckled eyes, from vagl speck in the eye. Meaning having one or both eyes turned out (and thus showing much… … Etymology dictionary
walleyed — wall•eyed [[t]ˈwɔlˌaɪd[/t]] adj. 1) oph having exotropia 2) oph having large, staring eyes, as some fishes 3) marked by excited or agitated staring of the eyes, as in fear or astonishment 4) oph having a milky whitish eye, as from an opacity of… … From formal English to slang
gel-1 — gel 1 English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm” Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
