scheuchen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiuhen, from Old High German sciuhen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhan, from the Proto-Germanic adjective *skeuhaz (“shy”). Doublet of scheuen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪçən/
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  • Hyphenation: scheu‧chen

Verb

scheuchen (weak, third-person singular present scheucht, past tense scheuchte, past participle gescheucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shoo, shoo away, drive away

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “scheuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “scheuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “scheuchen” in Duden online
  • “scheuchen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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