eschewen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

echue, eþchewe, escheewe, escheu, eschew, eschewe, eschu, eschue, eschuen, eschuie, eschuwe, eschywe, esshew, exchewe

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschiver, from Frankish *skiuhijan; a doublet of skewen (“to run diagonally”). Compare enchewen and, more distantly, schey.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɛˈ(s)t͡ʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈθt͡ʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈʃiu̯ən/
(possibly) IPA^(key): /ɛˈskiu̯ən/

Verb edit

eschewen (third-person singular simple present escheweth, present participle eschewende, eschewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle eschewed)

To avoid or eschew (a behaviour, person, place, or situation)
To escape or avoid attack, peril or harm.
(rare) To attempt to escape peril or harm.
(rare) To recommend or encourage a situation.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of eschewen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) eschewen, eschewe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	eschewe	eschewed
2nd-person singular	eschewest	eschewedest
3rd-person singular	escheweth	eschewed
subjunctive singular	eschewe	eschewed
imperative singular	eschewe	—

plural¹	eschewen, eschewe	escheweden, eschewede
imperative plural	escheweth, eschewe	—

participles	eschewynge, eschewende	eschewed, yeschewed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants edit

English: eschew

References edit

“escheuen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.