scheuen.
to shy, to balk at (to physically refuse going near a source of fear, especially of animals)
Meaning & usage
to shy, to balk at (to physically refuse going near a source of fear, especially of animals)
Das Pferd scheut vor dem Hindernis.
to avoid, to balk at (an act or situation, especially over a longer time period)
keine Mühe scheuen
Der Junge ist einfach nur faul, er scheut die Arbeit, wo er nur kann.
to be afraid of, to shrink from, to shy away from
Wir scheuen uns davor, ihm Unannehmlichkeiten zu bereiten.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German schiuhen, from Old High German sciuhen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhan, from the Proto-Germanic adjective *skiuhaz (“shy”). By surface analysis, scheu + -en. Doublet of scheuchen. Compare Dutch schuwen.
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