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Wawill, Wavill, adj. [Wawill v.; ME and e.m.E. wald-eȝed, wawil-eȝed (a1400-50), wall-ey'd (Shakespeare), ON vagl-eygr appar. having speckled eyes, mod. Icel. vagl film over the eye.] a. Of the feet: ? Twisted. b. Wawill-eithaving one eye lighter in colour than the other, ? thus giving the appearance of rolling. Cf. Wawill n. and v. and Wawilland ppl. adj. —a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 132/54.
Ane pykthank in a prelottis clais With his wavill [M. wawill] feit and wirrok tais 1591-2 Rob Stene 8.
Resembles weill thy shaithand kneis, Thy wavill feit, thy reland eis —b. 1460 Hay Alex. 220.
He [sc. Alexander] had ane e mare ane vther les The tane was blak, and glauk the tother was That is to say quhite wawill-eit in oure leid