asquint

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Looking sideways, as though warily.

Adv

With narrowed eyes.

Sinonieme

askance

askew

askant

sidelong

squinty

squint-eyed

squint

slantwise

agley

aslant

awry

bias

obliquely

sideway

sideways

twinkler

Vertalings

λοξά

καμμύων

λοξώς

méfiant

strabisme

diffidente

obliquo

sospettoso

loens

gözunün ucuyla bakan

gözünün ucuyla bakarak

desconfiat

yan yan bakarak

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈskwɪnt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: asquint

Verwante met Nederlands: schuinte

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Schüünte

Verwante met Fries: skeante

Verwante met Middle English: askoin

Verwante met Nederlands: schuin

Verwante met Fries: skean

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: skeina

In summary

From 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”).