scheu

Etymology
from.

Adjective

 * 1) queer

Etymology
From, from , from.

The modern form goes back to the Central German forms with -iu-, -ū-. These are usually interpreted as alterations based on (noun) and  (verb), though this does not seem unquestionable in view of 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. The form with -ie- remains in dialectal Upper German. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) shy reserved
 * 2) shy, skittish, startlish easily frightened
 * 1) shy, skittish, startlish easily frightened

Usage notes

 * Compare for notes on the distinction between these semantically similar words.

Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
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