walleyed

Meaning

1. Having eyes with a pale-coloured iris.
2. Having eyes of different colours.
3. Suffering from exotropia.
4. Having bulging eyes.

Synonyms

cross-eyed

squint-eyed

boss-eyed

squint

skew-eyed

squinty

Translations

strabico

glasäugig

λευκόφθαλμος

ذو عين رمادية فاتحة اللون

uitpuilende ogen

ogen met verschillende kleuren

vairon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɔːlaɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wawil-eghed

Inherited from Middle English: wolden-eiged

Cognate with Icelandic: vagl

Cognate with Swedish: vagel

In summary

Inherited from Middle English wawil-eghed, Middle English wolden-eiged (“having very light-colored eyes; having parti-colored eyes”), from Old Norse vagl-eygr (“having speckled eyes”), in turn from Old Norse vagl (“speck or beam in the eye”) (compare Icelandic vagl (“film over the eye”), Swedish vagel (“stye in the eye”)) and Old Norse eygr, from Old Norse auga, which is cognate to English eye.