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)/

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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

Weak
Infinitive	schuwen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	schuwen
In genitive	schuwens
In dative	schuwene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	schuwe	—
2nd singular	schuus, schuwes	—
3rd singular	schuut, schuwet	—
1st plural	schuwen	—
2nd plural	schuut, schuwet	—
3rd plural	schuwen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	schuwe	—
2nd singular	schuus, schuwes	—
3rd singular	schuwe	—
1st plural	schuwen	—
2nd plural	schuut, schuwet	—
3rd plural	schuwen	—
Imperative	Present
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