scheien
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɪ̯ən/
- Rhymes: -ɑɪən
Etymology 1
From Old High German skiuhen, from Proto-Germanic *skiuhwijaną. Cognate with German scheuen, Dutch schuwen, English eschew and shy.
Verb
scheien (third-person singular present scheit, past participle gescheit, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to eschew, to shun, to shy away from
- (intransitive, of horses) to shy
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