"asquint" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈskwɪnt/
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|asquint}} Middle English asquint, {{pre|en|a||t1=on, at}} a- (“on, at”) +, {{cog|nl|schuinte|t=tilt, slant, slope}} Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), {{cog|stq|Schüünte|t=slope, slant}} Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), {{cog|fy|skeante|t=slope, slant}} West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), {{cog|nds-de|Schüünte|t=angle, slant, slope, pitch}} German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”), {{cog|enm|askoin}} Middle English askoin, {{cog|nl|schuin|t=oblique, slanting, sloping}} Dutch schuin (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), {{cog|fy|skean|t=oblique, slanting, sloping}} West Frisian skean (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), {{cog|nds-de|schüün|t=slanting}} German Low German schüün (“slanting”), {{cog|nn|skeina|t=to move obliquely}} Norwegian Nynorsk skeina (“to move obliquely”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} asquint (not comparable)
  1. Looking sideways, as though warily. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-asquint-en-adj-QUASjXPX Disambiguation of Vision: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 69 31

Adverb

IPA: /əˈskwɪnt/
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|asquint}} Middle English asquint, {{pre|en|a||t1=on, at}} a- (“on, at”) +, {{cog|nl|schuinte|t=tilt, slant, slope}} Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), {{cog|stq|Schüünte|t=slope, slant}} Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), {{cog|fy|skeante|t=slope, slant}} West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), {{cog|nds-de|Schüünte|t=angle, slant, slope, pitch}} German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”), {{cog|enm|askoin}} Middle English askoin, {{cog|nl|schuin|t=oblique, slanting, sloping}} Dutch schuin (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), {{cog|fy|skean|t=oblique, slanting, sloping}} West Frisian skean (“oblique, slanting, sloping”), {{cog|nds-de|schüün|t=slanting}} German Low German schüün (“slanting”), {{cog|nn|skeina|t=to move obliquely}} Norwegian Nynorsk skeina (“to move obliquely”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} asquint (not comparable)
  1. With narrowed eyes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Vision Derived forms: squint
    Sense id: en-asquint-en-adv-0s6XKv0G Disambiguation of Vision: 47 53

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