skiuwen

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• skuwen

Etymology

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

Verb

skiuwen

1. to avoid

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: schuwen, scuwen, schouwen, schauwen
  • Dutch: schuwen, schouwen

Further reading

• “skiuwen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012