† stareblind, a. Obs.
[OE. stær(e)blind = OFris. staru-, stare-, starblind, MDu. staerblint (mod.Du. staarblind), OHG. staraplint (MHG. starblint, mod.G. staar-, star-, starrblind), ON. starblind-r (Sw. starrblind, Da. stærblind); f. OTeut. *staro- found as MDu. star rigidity (of the eyes in death), mod.G. staar, star, Du. staar, Sw. starr, Da. stær cataract in the eyes; app. cogn. w. OHG. starrên (mod.G. starren) to be stiff or rigid, MHG. stärre, sterre (mod.G. starr) stiff, rigid.]
? Blind without perceptible lesion of the eyes.
| c 725 Corpus Gloss. S 134 Scotomaticus, staerblind. c 1000 in Cockayne Shrine (1864) 187 Ᵹyf he enyᵹ wiht ᵹeseon mæᵹ, buton he stare blind si. Ibid., Sume beoð stære blinde. c 1250 Owl & Night. 241 Bi daye þu art stare-blynd. |