walleyed

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The Word of the Day for February 12 is:

walleyed   \WAWL-eyed\   adjective 
     1 : having walleyes or affected with walleye 
   *2 : marked by a wild irrational staring of the eyes 

Example sentence:
     Being refused service at the restaurant left Trent so angry that he could 
only manage a walleyed stare.

Did you know?
     The noun "walleye" has several meanings. It can refer to an eye with a 
whitish or bluish-white iris or to one with an opaque white cornea. It can also 
refer to a condition in which the eye turns outward away from the nose. The 
extended second sense of the adjective "walleyed" came from the appearance of 
eyes affected with the condition of walleye. You might guess that "walleyed" 
has an etymological connection with "wall," but that?s not the case. Rather, it 
is derived from "wawil-eghed" -- a Middle English translation of the Old Norse 
word "vagl-eygr," from "vagl" ("beam") and "eygr" ("eyed").





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