scheangln

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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Nasalised form of schiagln, from Middle High German schilhen, from Old High German skilhen, skilahen, skilihen, from Proto-West Germanic *skilhijan (to squint, be cross-eyed), from Proto-Germanic *skelh (slanted, crooked; squinted), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (squint-eyed, sloped, awry), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (bent, crooked). Cognate with German schielen and scheel, Dutch scheel, Old English *sċīelan and sċeolh.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɐ̯ŋl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: scheangln

Verb

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scheangln (past participle gscheanglt)

  1. (East Central Bavarian, Austria) to be cross-eyed
    Synonym: schiagln