Middle English Dictionary Entry
scālines n.
Entry Info
| Forms | scālines n. |
| Etymology | Prob. from ON: cp. OI skjālgr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Squinting of the eyes, strabismus.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Chauliac(4) (Cai 336/725)30/36 : Of greuaunce of al þe iȝe þat ben iiij..teeris, & eminence..of al þe iȝe..macilence..scalynes [*Ch.(1): 105b/a: strabositee, i. glying].
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. scaliness.