- scunian
- \scunian 1 wv/t2 1. to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear; 2. wv/i2 to be afraid; 3. wv/t2 to detest, abhor
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Schooner — Schoon er, n. [See the Note below. Cf. {Shun}.] (Naut.) Originally, a small, sharp built vessel, with two masts and fore and aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a {topsail schooner}. About 1840,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scoundrel — Scoun drel, n. [Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. scunian to shun. See {Shun}.] A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue. [1913 Webster] Go, if your ancient,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shun — Shun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunning}.] [OE. shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. scunian, sceonian; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping, Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel}, {Shunt}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shunned — Shun Shun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunning}.] [OE. shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. scunian, sceonian; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping, Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shunning — Shun Shun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunning}.] [OE. shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. scunian, sceonian; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping, Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
topsail schooner — Schooner Schoon er, n. [See the Note below. Cf. {Shun}.] (Naut.) Originally, a small, sharp built vessel, with two masts and fore and aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a {topsail schooner}. About… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shun — transitive verb (shunned; shunning) Etymology: Middle English shonen, shunnen, from Old English scunian Date: before 12th century to avoid deliberately and especially habitually < shuns publicity > Synonyms: see escape • shunner noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
shun — shunnable, adj. shunner, n. /shun/, v.t., shunned, shunning. to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid. [bef. 950; ME shunen, OE scunian to avoid, fear] Syn. evade, eschew. Ant … Universalium
gescynian — see scunian … Old to modern English dictionary
shun — [ʃʌn] v past tense and past participle shunned present participle shunning [T] [: Old English; Origin: scunian] to deliberately avoid someone or something ▪ a shy woman who shunned publicity ▪ Victims of the disease found themselves shunned by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
