having the eyes distorted, stard, a moon-eye (M`A.); cf. Norse starblindr, blind with a cataract, Old High German starablind, German starr, stiff, English stare, "fixed" look, Scottish stare, stiff, starr, sedge, star, a speck on the eye.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language.
Alexander Gairm Publications.
1982.