asquint
With narrowed eyesWith narrowed eyes.
/əˈskwɪnt/
» Love, being jealous, makes a good eye look asquint.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)With narrowed eyes.
Examples
1 sentencesLove, being jealous, makes a good eye look asquint.
Origin
From Middle English asquint, asquynt, asqweynt, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) + a word relatFrom Middle English asquint, asquynt, asqweynt, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) + a word related to Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”). Compare also Middle English askoin, askoyn, of skwyn (“on a slant, askance”), Dutch schuin (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), West Frisian skean (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), German Low German schüün (“slanting”), Norwegian Nynorsk skeina (“to move obliquely”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsquintC2