schääl
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- scheal, schell (parts of Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Middle High German schel, -wes. Compare German scheel, Dutch scheel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛːl/
Adjective
schääl (masculine schääle, feminine schääl, comparative schääler, superlative et' schäälste)
- having a crooked or limited view: cross-eyed, one-eyed, or squinting.
- (figuratively) not right; false; crooked
- (figuratively) referring to the other bank of the Rhine (most often the eastern bank, but sometimes the western if the speaker lives on the eastern one)