Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - walleyed
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Walleyed
walleyed
adjective Etymology: by folk etymology from Middle English wawil-eghed, part translation of Old Norse vagl-eygr ~, from vagl beam (akin to Greek ochleus bar, Old English wegan to move, carry) + eygr eyed — more at way Date: 15th century 1. having walleyes or affected with walleye 2. marked by a wild irrational staring of the eyes
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- 14c., "having very light-colored eyes," also "having parti-colored eyes," wawil-eghed, from O.N. vagl-eygr "having speckled eyes," from vagl "speck in the eye." Meaning "having one or both eyes turned out" (and thus showing much white) is first recorded 1588. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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