asquint

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈskwɪnt/ Rhymes: -ɪnt === Adjective === asquint (not comparable) Looking sideways, as though warily. === Adverb === asquint (not comparable) With narrowed eyes. ==== Derived terms ==== squint === Anagrams === quaints, quintas