scheel

Dutch (Brabantic)

/sxeːl/

adj
Definitions
  • cross-eyed, squinting
  • crooked, bent, not straight
  • (figurative sense) with an envious or jealous look
  • (of a pain or painful issue) severe
  • (uncommon) sour, tart

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch scelu inherited from Old Dutch *skelo inherited from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (squint-eyed, sloping, squinting) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (bend, crook, joint, lean, curve, crooked, heel, cut).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kel-

Gloss

bend, crook, joint, lean, curve, crooked, heel, cut

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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