skiuwen

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • skuwen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skiuhan (“to dread”).

Verb

skiuwen

  1. to avoid

Inflection

Conjugation of skiuwen (weak class 1)
infinitive skiuwen
indicative present past
1st person singular skiuwo, skiuwon skiuwida
2nd person singular skiuwis skiuwidos
3rd person singular skiuwit skiuwida
1st person plural skiuwun skiuwidon
2nd person plural skiuwit skiuwidot
3rd person plural skiuwunt skiuwidon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular skiuwe skiuwidi
2nd person singular skiuwis skiuwidis
3rd person singular skiuwe skiuwidi
1st person plural skiuwin skiuwidin
2nd person plural skiuwit skiuwidit
3rd person plural skiuwin skiuwidin
imperative present
singular skiuwi
plural skiuwit
participle present past
skiuwendi skiuwit, giskiuwit

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: schuwen, scuwen, schouwen, schauwen
    • Dutch: schuwen, schouwen (dialectal)

Further reading

  • “skiuwen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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