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schielen.

to squint

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃiːlən/

  1. to squint

    weak

  2. to leer

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schilhen, from Old High German scilihen, from Proto-West Germanic *skilhijan, from Proto-Germanic *skilhijaną, *skilhwijaną (“to squint”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to bend; crook”). Related to Dutch scheel (“squinty; squint-eyed”), Old English sċeolh (“slanted; oblique; wry”). More at skelly (“to squint”).

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