Middle English Dictionary Entry
askoin adv. and adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | askoin adv. and adj. Also ascoign, of skwyn. |
| Etymology | Prob. akin to a-squint; cp. OF coign wedge, corner. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) On a slant; (b) (look) askanse.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)42/74 : Take high trees and hewe þame cleyne, All be sware and noght of skwyn.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.1145 : Of hiȝ disdeyn..he spak, With cher askoyn, vn-to þe messanger.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.1464 : Thelamoun..With lok askoyn..Of hiȝe disdeyn, with face dispitous.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)6.85 : Lookyng a-scoign as she had had disdeyn.