schuwen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• schouwen (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schuwen, from Old Dutch skiuwen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxyu̯ə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -yu̯ən

Verb

schuwen

1. (transitive) to shun, eschew

Conjugation

Conjugation of schuwen (weak)
infinitive	schuwen
past singular	schuwde
past participle	geschuwd
infinitive	schuwen
gerund	schuwen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schuw	schuwde
2nd person sing. (jij)	schuwt, schuw2	schuwde
2nd person sing. (u)	schuwt	schuwde
2nd person sing. (gij)	schuwt	schuwde
3rd person singular	schuwt	schuwde
plural	schuwen	schuwden
subjunctive sing.1	schuwe	schuwde
subjunctive plur.1	schuwen	schuwden
imperative sing.	schuw
imperative plur.1	schuwt
participles	schuwend	geschuwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afschuwen
• waarschuwen

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

• scuwen, schouwen, schauwen

Etymology

From Old Dutch skiuwen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan.

Verb

schuwen

1. to be afraid (of)
2. to shy away from, to avoid

Inflection

Conjugation of schuwen (weak)

infinitive	base form	schuwen
	genitive	schuwens
	dative	schuwene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		schuwe	—		schuwe	—
2nd person singular		schuus, schuwes	—		schuus, schuwes	—
3rd person singular		schuut, schuwet	—		schuwe	—
1st person plural		schuwen	—		schuwen	—
2nd person plural		schuut, schuwet	—		schuut, schuwet	—
3rd person plural		schuwen	—		schuwen	—
		imperative
singular		schu, schuwe
plural		schuut, schuwet
		present	past
participle		schuwende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: schuwen, schouwen (dialectal)
  • Afrikaans: sku

Further reading

• “scuwen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “schuwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I