asquint

Meaning

Adj

Looking sideways, as though warily.

Adv

With narrowed eyes.

Synonyms

askance

askew

askant

sidelong

squinty

squint-eyed

squint

slantwise

agley

aslant

awry

bias

obliquely

sideway

sideways

twinkler

Translations

λοξά

καμμύων

λοξώς

méfiant

strabisme

diffidente

obliquo

sospettoso

loens

gözunün ucuyla bakan

gözünün ucuyla bakarak

desconfiat

yan yan bakarak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈskwɪnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: asquint

Cognate with Dutch: schuinte

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Schüünte

Cognate with Western Frisian: skeante

Cognate with Middle English: askoin

Cognate with Dutch: schuin

Cognate with Western Frisian: skean

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: 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”).