walleyed
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walleyed
- /ˈwɔːlaɪd/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English wawil-eghed, Middle English wolden-eiged (“having very light-colored eyes; having parti-colored eyes”), from Old Norse vagl-eygr (“having speckled eyes”), in turn from Old Norse vagl (“speck or beam in the eye”) (compare Icelandic vagl (“film over the eye”), Swedish vagel (“stye in the eye”)) and Old Norse eygr, from Old Norse auga, which is cognate to English eye.
adjective more walleyed · most walleyed · wall-eyed
- Having eyes with a pale-coloured iris.
- Having eyes of different colours.
- Suffering from exotropia. […] this is the bloodiest shame, The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse.
- Having bulging eyes.
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adj having eyes with a pale coloured iris
| Deutsch | Birkauge |
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adj having eyes of different colour
| Français | vairon |
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adj suffering from exotropia
| Français | strabisme divergent |
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adj having bulging eyes
| Français | yeux globuleux |
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Talk about this word "walleyed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/walleyed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. walleyed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/walleyed "walleyed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/walleyed.Cite this
@misc{walleyed_2026,
title = {walleyed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walleyed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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