schüüche

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiuhen, from Old High German sciuhen, from Proto-Germanic *skiuhijaną (“to frighten”). Equivalent to schüüch +‎ -e. Cognate with German scheuen, Dutch schuwen.

Verb

schüüche (Uri)

1. to shy away
2. (reflexive) to dread, be afraid of

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 82.