scheu
Dutch
Etymology
from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxøː/
- Rhymes: -øː
Adjective
scheu (comparative scheuer, superlative scheust)
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schiech, schiehe, schie, schiuch, schiuhe, schūche, from Old High German *skioh, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh.
The modern form goes back to the Central German forms with -iu-, -ū-. These are usually interpreted as alterations based on Scheu (noun) and scheuen (verb), though this does not seem unquestionable in view of Middle Dutch schu, Middle Low German schǖ. The form with -ie- remains in dialectal Upper German schiech (“ugly”). Cognate with Dutch schuw, English shy.
Pronunciation
Adjective
scheu (strong nominative masculine singular scheuer, comparative scheuer, superlative am scheuesten or am scheusten)
- shy (reserved)
- Synonyms: zurückhaltend, schüchtern
- shy, skittish, startlish (easily frightened)
- Synonym: schreckhaft
- scheu wie ein Reh
Usage notes
- Compare schüchtern for notes on the distinction between these semantically similar words.
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
scheu
- alternative form of skew (“gable stone”)
Etymology 2
Verb
scheu
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