† eschewn.

Etymology: < eschew v.¹; compare Old French escheu, eschui of similar formation.

Obsolete.

The action of keeping clear; avoidance (of danger).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition

beflying1340

eschewingc1374

voidinga1398

flight1398

refusing?a1400

avoidinga1513

eschewa1542

eviting1541

umschewing1547

shunning1549

shuffling1579

eschewal1583

avoidance1610

evitation1626

evading1646

avoidal1695

eschewance1842

elusiveness1873

avoidment1882

sidestepping1902

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) xcv. 8 So faryth love..The first estew is remedy alone.

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† eschewadj.

Forms: Also Middle English eschiewe, Middle English eschu(e.

Etymology: < Old French eschieu (nominative eschif ), corresponding to Provençal eschiu , Spanish esquivo , Italian schivo < Common Romanic *skivo , of Germanic origin: compare Old High German *sciuh (Middle High German schiech , modern German scheu ), Old English scéoh shy adj.

Obsolete.

1. Disinclined, loth, unwilling. Const. of or to with infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective]

argha1000

slowOE

unwillyc1200

sweera1300

unfain1338

loathc1374

dangerousc1386

eschewc1386

squeamous1387

obstinate?a1439

unpresta1500

ill-willing?1520

evil-willing1525

untowards1525

untowarda1530

unwilling1533

strange1548

ill-willed1549

dainty1553

relucting1553

squeamish?1553

nicea1560

loathful1561

coyish1566

coy1576

unhearty1583

costive1594

unready1595

tarrowinga1598

undisposed1597

involuntary1598

backward1600

retrograde1602

unpregnant1604

scrupulous1608

unprone1611

refractory1614

behindhanda1616

nilling1620

backwards1627

shya1628

retractable1632

reluctant1638

loughta1641

tendera1641

unapt1640

uninclinable1640

unbeteaming1642

boggling1645

averse1646

indisposed1646

aversant1657

incomposed1660

disinclined1703

unobliging1707

unconsenting1713

uninclined1729

tenacious1766

disinclinable1769

ill-disposed1771

unaffectioned1788

scruplesomec1800

back-handed1817

sweert1817

tharf1828

backward in coming forward1830

unvoluntary1834

misinclined1837

squeamy1838

balky1847

retractive1869

grudging1874

tharfish1876

unwishful1876

safety first1917

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋897 He þat ofte falleth in synne..is the moore eschew [v.r. eschewe, eschue, eschiewe] for to shryuen hym.

c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 568 To eten hem alle he nas no thyng eschu [v.r. eschewe, eschwe].

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 286 She is escheue of bothe two.

a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 136 Vertu So excellent, that to feble is my witte To expresse it; wherfore I am eschu To medle, or make a long sermoun of itte.

2. ? Objectionable, to be avoided.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant

loatha700

unsweetc890

grimlyc893

unquemeOE

un-i-quemeOE

evila1131

sourc1175

illc1220

unhightlyc1275

unwelcomec1325

unblithec1330

unnetc1330

unrekena1350

unagreeablec1374

uncouthc1380

unsavouryc1380

displeasantc1386

unlikinga1398

ungaina1400

crabbedc1400

unlovelyc1400

displeasing1401

eschewc1420

unsoot1420

mislikinga1425

unlikelya1425

unlustya1425

fastidiousc1425

unpleasantc1430

displicable1471

unthankfulc1475

displeasant1481

uneasy1483

unpleasinga1500

unfaring1513

badc1530

malpleasant?1533

noisome1542

thanklessa1547

ungrate1548

untoothsome1548

ungreeable1550

contrary1561

disagreeable1570

offensible1575

offensive1576

naughty1578

delightlessa1586

undelightful1585

unwisheda1586

unpleasurable1587

undelightsomec1595

dislikeful1596

disliking1596

ungrateful1596

unsweet?a1600

distastive1600

impleasing1602

distasting1603

distasteful1607

unsightly1608

undelectable1610

disgustful1611

unrelishing1611

waspisha1616

undeliciousa1618

unwished-for1617

disrelishing1631

unenjoyed1643

unjoyous1645

mirya1652

unwelcomed1651

unpleasivea1656

sweet1656

injucund1657

insuave1657

unpalatable1658

unhandsome1660

undesirable1667

disrelishablea1670

uncouthsome1684

shocking1703

nasty1705

embittering1746

indelectable1751

undelightinga1774

nice and ——1796

unenjoyablea1797

ungenial1796

uncomplacent1805

ungracious1807

bitter1810

rotten1813

uncongenial1813

quarrelsome1825

grimy1833

nice1836

unrelished1863

bloody1867

unbewitching1876

ferocious1877

displeasurable1879

rebarbative1892

charming1893

crook1898

naar1900

peppery1901

negative1902

poisonous1906

off-putting1935

unsympathetic1937

piggy1942

funky1946

umpty1948

pooey1967

minging1970

Scrooge-like1976

sucky1984

stank1991

stanky1991

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 528 Dounge of foules is ful necessarie To lond tillynge; yit gooses dounge eschew is.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 586 Her taste is eke eschewe In places weet.

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eschewv.¹

Brit.

/ᵻsˈtʃuː/,

/ɛsˈtʃuː/, U.S.

/əsˈtʃu/,

/ɛsˈtʃu/,

/əˈʃu/,

/ɛˈʃu/

Forms: Middle English–1500s escheve (? escheue), eschewe, (Middle English echue, esshue, etchewe, isschewe, Middle English eschef, eschiewe, eschiuwe, eþchewe, Middle English escheu, eshew, 1500s escue, estchue, as-, estew(e, estiew), exchew(e, (Middle English exschew, 1500s exchue, extue), Middle English–1600s eschu(e, Middle English– eschew.

Etymology: < Old French eschiver, eschever (also in other conjugations, as eschevoir , eschivir , eschivre ), corresponding to Provençal esquivar , Spanish esquivar , Portuguese esquivar , Italian schivare (whence probably modern French esquiver to dodge, the retention of the s being otherwise anomalous) < Common Romanic *skivāre , < *skivo : see eschew adj.; compare Old High German sciuhen , Middle High German schiuhen , schiuwen , modern German scheuen to dread, avoid, shun; also English shy v.¹For the form achue compare a- prefix¹. So Old French has occ. achevir for eschevir (eschever, eschiver, modern esquiver).

1. transitive. To avoid, shun.

†a. To avoid, keep clear of, escape (a danger or inconvenience). Rarely with clause as object.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > a danger or inconvenience

eschewc1440

refrain1568

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 6 Achwyn or fleyn; vito, devito. Achuynge, or beyng ware [v.r. achewynge, achue]: precavens, vitans.

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1714) 105 To eschewe thees two Harmes, hyt may than be advised, etc.

c1480 (a1400) St. Matthias 205 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 228 [A sowne] þat scho, til eschewe destyne, In a cophyne kest in þe se.

?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. A^v Pastoures..drawe to cotes, for to eschewe the colde.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. viii. 20 Thus we eschue thatt eny man shulde rebuke us in this aboundance.

?1530 St. German's Dyaloge Doctoure & Student xviii. f. xxxviii^v To eschew that inconuenyence that statut was made.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) x. sig. Avi To..exchewe therby the displeasure of my lorde.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 229 What cannot be eschew'd, must be embrac'd.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia iv. 61 To eschew tediosness, [I] shall transcribe what Dr. Jorden hath written.

†b. To ‘fight shy of’, avoid (a place); to stand aloof from (a person). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be far from [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun

eschew1377

refrain1534

shift1595

skulka1653

avoid1697

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > render unsociable [verb (transitive)] > avoid

voidc1374

eschew1377

avoidc1384

shirk1787

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. vi. 55 Suche men eschue.

1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1483) iv. iii. 59 The quene of Saba..eshewed it [that brydge] and took another wey.

c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 160 Fra þen forthe sho forhewed Þe kynges presence, and it eschewed.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 2 Beware..of straunge woordes, as thou wouldest take hede and eschewe greate rockes in the sea.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. ii. v. iii. 646 A woman a man may eschew, but not a wife.

c. To abstain carefully from, avoid, shun (an action, a course of conduct, an indulgence, an article of food or drink, etc.). The current sense: †Formerly with obj.-inf. preceded by to. Johnson 1755 notes the word as ‘almost obsolete’; it is now not uncommon in literary use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun

overboweOE

bibughOE

fleea1000

forbowa1000

ashun1000

befleec1000

beflyc1175

bischunc1200

withbuwe?c1225

waive1303

eschew1340

refuse1357

astartc1374

sparec1380

shuna1382

void1390

declinea1400

forbeara1400

shurna1400

avoidc1450

umbeschewc1485

shewe1502

evite1503

devoid1509

shrink1513

schew?a1534

devite1549

fly1552

abstract1560

evitate1588

estrange1613

cut1791

shy1802

skulk1835

side-slip1930

to walk away from1936

punt1969

1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 1001 But al þat badde is for a burn here abouen erþe, Huo so haþ chaunce to echue & chese the betture.

c1375 Lay Folks Mass-bk. (MS. B.) 358 Gyue me grace for to etchewe to do þat þing þat me shuld rewe.

1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) 2 Tim. ii. 16 Eschewe thou vnhooli and veyn spechis.

c1450 J. Myrc Instr. to Par. Priests 28 Grete othes thow moste enchewe.

1509 S. Hawes Joyfull Medit. 20 They may extue For to do wronge.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xvii. 23 I..will eschue myne owne wickednes.

1637 W. Alexander Doomes-day (new ed.) ix. lxxviii. 206 in Recreations with Muses Those curious doubts which good men doe eschew Make many Atheists.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 22 Fat things must be eschewed.

a1707 W. Beveridge Serm. II. lxxxiii. (R.) They must not only eschew evil but do good in the world.

1841 W. Wordsworth in R. H. Horne Poems G. Chaucer, Modernized 43 For every wight eschews thy song to hear.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xlv. 406 He has already eschewed green coats, red neckcloths, and other worldly ornaments.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 693 Observers..thought that capitalists would eschew all connection with what must necessarily be a losing concern.

1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 228 Eschew the cavilling critic's art, The lust of loud reproving.

absolute.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. viii. 38 Power to prosecute or eschewe.

†2. intransitive. To get off, escape. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)]

atfareOE

atcomec1220

atstertc1220

atrouta1250

ascape1250

astart1250

atblenchc1275

scapec1275

aschapec1300

fleec1300

ofscapea1325

escapec1330

overfleea1382

to get awaya1400

slipa1400

starta1400

skiftc1440

eschewc1450

withstartec1460

rida1470

chape1489

to flee (one's) touch?1515

evadea1522

betwynde?1534

to make out1558

outscape1562

outslip1600

to come off1630

c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 2525 And þat he couet to eschew.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xi. 391 Thai sall Nocht weill eschew [1489 Adv. eschaip] foroutyn fall.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 59^v Grant him his life..And I promit..That he sall not eschew away, nor fle.

†3. transitive. To rescue. Obsolete. rare. [So French eschiver.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > rescue or deliver (from) [verb (transitive)]

areddec885

leeseOE

reddOE

winc1220

deliver?c1225

ridc1225

quita1250

betellc1275

casta1300

to cast outa1300

liverc1330

rescuec1330

wrechec1330

borrowc1350

to put out of ——c1350

to bring awaya1400

redea1400

wreakc1400

rescourec1425

rescousa1450

savec1480

relue1483

salue1484

redeem1488

recovera1500

redressa1500

eschewc1500

rescours1511

to pull (also snatch) out of the fire1526

recourse1533

withtakec1540

redeem1549

vindicate1568

retire1578

repair1591

reprieve1605

to bring off1609

c1500 Melusine (1895) 170 Þey recouered there six of theire galeyes, & eschiewed þem fro the fyre.

Derivatives

esˈchewal n. an eschewing, a keeping clear of (evil).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition

beflying1340

eschewingc1374

voidinga1398

flight1398

refusing?a1400

avoidinga1513

eschewa1542

eviting1541

umschewing1547

shunning1549

shuffling1579

eschewal1583

avoidance1610

evitation1626

evading1646

avoidal1695

eschewance1842

elusiveness1873

avoidment1882

sidestepping1902

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. vii. 315 Thinges which keepe chastitie vncorrupted..sobrietie, labour..and escheweall [1637 eschewing] of oportunitie.

1656 H. Jeanes Mixture Scholasticall Divinity 22 The bare eschewall of an evill is sufficient for the denomination of feare.

1841 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) I. 182 The convenient negative process of an eschewal of all cross-questioning.

esˈchewance n. the action of eschewing; avoidance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition

beflying1340

eschewingc1374

voidinga1398

flight1398

refusing?a1400

avoidinga1513

eschewa1542

eviting1541

umschewing1547

shunning1549

shuffling1579

eschewal1583

avoidance1610

evitation1626

evading1646

avoidal1695

eschewance1842

elusiveness1873

avoidment1882

sidestepping1902

1842 G. P. R. James Morley Ernstein xv With that careful eschewance of all listening ears..that gentleman remained bowing in silence till the waiter was out of the room.

esˈchewer n. one who eschews, avoids, shuns.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > one who

fleer1488

starter1519

eschewer1578

avoidera1625

flyer1649

shunner1806

sidestepper1900

1578 Bk. Christian Prayers in Private Prayers (1851) 460 Give them such judges, as are..eschewers of all partiality.

1621 Duke of Buckingham in Life Bacon (1861) xxii. 501 A messenger of good news to you and an eschewer of evil.

1829 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. (new ed.) 148 These Eschewers of Mystery.

esˈchewing n. the action of the verb in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition

beflying1340

eschewingc1374

voidinga1398

flight1398

refusing?a1400

avoidinga1513

eschewa1542

eviting1541

umschewing1547

shunning1549

shuffling1579

eschewal1583

avoidance1610

evitation1626

evading1646

avoidal1695

eschewance1842

elusiveness1873

avoidment1882

sidestepping1902

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. xi. 99 The ferme stablenesse of pedurable dwellynge and ek the eschuynge of destruccyoun.

1563 in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. iii. 164 Theschuynge of the greate Daunger & perill of the..plague.

esˈchewment n. the action of eschewing.

ΚΠ

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Eschewment (rare).

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† eschewv.²

Etymology: < Old French escheu, past participle of eschoir (modern French échoir ): see escheat n.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To fall out, fall to one's lot, befall.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)]

becomec888

i-tidec888

falleOE

ywortheOE

i-limp975

belimpOE

i-timeOE

worthOE

tidea1131

goa1200

arearc1275

syec1275

betide1297

fere1297

risea1350

to come aboutc1350

overcomea1382

passa1393

comea1400

to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1400

eschew?a1400

chevec1400

shapec1400

hold1462

to come (also go) to pass1481

proceed?1518

occura1522

bechance1527

overpass1530

sorta1535

succeed1537

adventurec1540

to fall toc1540

success1545

to fall forth1569

fadge1573

beword?1577

to fall in1578

happen1580

event1590

arrive1600

offer1601

grow1614

fudge1615

incur1626

evene1654

obvene1654

to take place1770

transpire1775

to go on1873

to show up1879

materialize1885

break1914

cook1932

to go down1946

?a1400 Morte Arth. 2957 This chekke hyme eschewede be chauncez of armes.

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n.a1542

adj.c1386

v.¹1340

v.²?a1400

单词	eschew
释义	† eschewn. Etymology: < eschew v.¹; compare Old French escheu, eschui of similar formation. Obsolete. The action of keeping clear; avoidance (of danger). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition beflying1340 eschewingc1374 voidinga1398 flight1398 refusing?a1400 avoidinga1513 eschewa1542 eviting1541 umschewing1547 shunning1549 shuffling1579 eschewal1583 avoidance1610 evitation1626 evading1646 avoidal1695 eschewance1842 elusiveness1873 avoidment1882 sidestepping1902 a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) xcv. 8 So faryth love..The first estew is remedy alone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † eschewadj. Forms: Also Middle English eschiewe, Middle English eschu(e. Etymology: < Old French eschieu (nominative eschif ), corresponding to Provençal eschiu , Spanish esquivo , Italian schivo < Common Romanic skivo , of Germanic origin: compare Old High German sciuh (Middle High German schiech , modern German scheu ), Old English scéoh shy adj. Obsolete. 1. Disinclined, loth, unwilling. Const. of or to with infinitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [adjective] argha1000 slowOE unwillyc1200 sweera1300 unfain1338 loathc1374 dangerousc1386 eschewc1386 squeamous1387 obstinate?a1439 unpresta1500 ill-willing?1520 evil-willing1525 untowards1525 untowarda1530 unwilling1533 strange1548 ill-willed1549 dainty1553 relucting1553 squeamish?1553 nicea1560 loathful1561 coyish1566 coy1576 unhearty1583 costive1594 unready1595 tarrowinga1598 undisposed1597 involuntary1598 backward1600 retrograde1602 unpregnant1604 scrupulous1608 unprone1611 refractory1614 behindhanda1616 nilling1620 backwards1627 shya1628 retractable1632 reluctant1638 loughta1641 tendera1641 unapt1640 uninclinable1640 unbeteaming1642 boggling1645 averse1646 indisposed1646 aversant1657 incomposed1660 disinclined1703 unobliging1707 unconsenting1713 uninclined1729 tenacious1766 disinclinable1769 ill-disposed1771 unaffectioned1788 scruplesomec1800 back-handed1817 sweert1817 tharf1828 backward in coming forward1830 unvoluntary1834 misinclined1837 squeamy1838 balky1847 retractive1869 grudging1874 tharfish1876 unwishful1876 safety first1917 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋897 He þat ofte falleth in synne..is the moore eschew [v.r. eschewe, eschue, eschiewe] for to shryuen hym. c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 568 To eten hem alle he nas no thyng eschu [v.r. eschewe, eschwe]. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 286 She is escheue of bothe two. a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 136 Vertu So excellent, that to feble is my witte To expresse it; wherfore I am eschu To medle, or make a long sermoun of itte. 2. ? Objectionable, to be avoided. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant loatha700 unsweetc890 grimlyc893 unquemeOE un-i-quemeOE evila1131 sourc1175 illc1220 unhightlyc1275 unwelcomec1325 unblithec1330 unnetc1330 unrekena1350 unagreeablec1374 uncouthc1380 unsavouryc1380 displeasantc1386 unlikinga1398 ungaina1400 crabbedc1400 unlovelyc1400 displeasing1401 eschewc1420 unsoot1420 mislikinga1425 unlikelya1425 unlustya1425 fastidiousc1425 unpleasantc1430 displicable1471 unthankfulc1475 displeasant1481 uneasy1483 unpleasinga1500 unfaring1513 badc1530 malpleasant?1533 noisome1542 thanklessa1547 ungrate1548 untoothsome1548 ungreeable1550 contrary1561 disagreeable1570 offensible1575 offensive1576 naughty1578 delightlessa1586 undelightful1585 unwisheda1586 unpleasurable1587 undelightsomec1595 dislikeful1596 disliking1596 ungrateful1596 unsweet?a1600 distastive1600 impleasing1602 distasting1603 distasteful1607 unsightly1608 undelectable1610 disgustful1611 unrelishing1611 waspisha1616 undeliciousa1618 unwished-for1617 disrelishing1631 unenjoyed1643 unjoyous1645 mirya1652 unwelcomed1651 unpleasivea1656 sweet1656 injucund1657 insuave1657 unpalatable1658 unhandsome1660 undesirable1667 disrelishablea1670 uncouthsome1684 shocking1703 nasty1705 embittering1746 indelectable1751 undelightinga1774 nice and ——1796 unenjoyablea1797 ungenial1796 uncomplacent1805 ungracious1807 bitter1810 rotten1813 uncongenial1813 quarrelsome1825 grimy1833 nice1836 unrelished1863 bloody1867 unbewitching1876 ferocious1877 displeasurable1879 rebarbative1892 charming1893 crook1898 naar1900 peppery1901 negative1902 poisonous1906 off-putting1935 unsympathetic1937 piggy1942 funky1946 umpty1948 pooey1967 minging1970 Scrooge-like1976 sucky1984 stank1991 stanky1991 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. i. 528 Dounge of foules is ful necessarie To lond tillynge; yit gooses dounge eschew is. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 586 Her taste is eke eschewe In places weet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). eschewv.¹ Brit. /ᵻsˈtʃuː/, /ɛsˈtʃuː/, U.S. /əsˈtʃu/, /ɛsˈtʃu/, /əˈʃu/, /ɛˈʃu/ Forms: Middle English–1500s escheve (? escheue), eschewe, (Middle English echue, esshue, etchewe, isschewe, Middle English eschef, eschiewe, eschiuwe, eþchewe, Middle English escheu, eshew, 1500s escue, estchue, as-, estew(e, estiew), exchew(e, (Middle English exschew, 1500s exchue, extue), Middle English–1600s eschu(e, Middle English– eschew. Etymology: < Old French eschiver, eschever (also in other conjugations, as eschevoir , eschivir , eschivre ), corresponding to Provençal esquivar , Spanish esquivar , Portuguese esquivar , Italian schivare (whence probably modern French esquiver to dodge, the retention of the s being otherwise anomalous) < Common Romanic skivāre , < skivo : see eschew adj.; compare Old High German sciuhen , Middle High German schiuhen , schiuwen , modern German scheuen to dread, avoid, shun; also English shy v.¹For the form achue compare a- prefix¹. So Old French has occ. achevir for eschevir (eschever, eschiver, modern esquiver). 1. transitive. To avoid, shun. †a. To avoid, keep clear of, escape (a danger or inconvenience). Rarely with clause as object. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > a danger or inconvenience eschewc1440 refrain1568 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 6 Achwyn or fleyn; vito, devito. Achuynge, or beyng ware [v.r. achewynge, achue]: precavens, vitans. c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1714) 105 To eschewe thees two Harmes, hyt may than be advised, etc. c1480 (a1400) St. Matthias 205 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 228 [A sowne] þat scho, til eschewe destyne, In a cophyne kest in þe se. ?1518 A. Barclay Fyfte Eglog sig. A^v Pastoures..drawe to cotes, for to eschewe the colde. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. viii. 20 Thus we eschue thatt eny man shulde rebuke us in this aboundance. ?1530 St. German's Dyaloge Doctoure & Student xviii. f. xxxviii^v To eschew that inconuenyence that statut was made. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) x. sig. Avi To..exchewe therby the displeasure of my lorde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 229 What cannot be eschew'd, must be embrac'd. View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Webster Metallographia iv. 61 To eschew tediosness, [I] shall transcribe what Dr. Jorden hath written. †b. To ‘fight shy of’, avoid (a place); to stand aloof from (a person). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be far from [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun eschew1377 refrain1534 shift1595 skulka1653 avoid1697 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > render unsociable [verb (transitive)] > avoid voidc1374 eschew1377 avoidc1384 shirk1787 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. vi. 55 Suche men eschue. 1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1483) iv. iii. 59 The quene of Saba..eshewed it [that brydge] and took another wey. c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 160 Fra þen forthe sho forhewed Þe kynges presence, and it eschewed. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 2 Beware..of straunge woordes, as thou wouldest take hede and eschewe greate rockes in the sea. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. ii. v. iii. 646 A woman a man may eschew, but not a wife. c. To abstain carefully from, avoid, shun (an action, a course of conduct, an indulgence, an article of food or drink, etc.). The current sense: †Formerly with obj.-inf. preceded by to. Johnson 1755 notes the word as ‘almost obsolete’; it is now not uncommon in literary use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun overboweOE bibughOE fleea1000 forbowa1000 ashun1000 befleec1000 beflyc1175 bischunc1200 withbuwe?c1225 waive1303 eschew1340 refuse1357 astartc1374 sparec1380 shuna1382 void1390 declinea1400 forbeara1400 shurna1400 avoidc1450 umbeschewc1485 shewe1502 evite1503 devoid1509 shrink1513 schew?a1534 devite1549 fly1552 abstract1560 evitate1588 estrange1613 cut1791 shy1802 skulk1835 side-slip1930 to walk away from1936 punt1969 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 1001 But al þat badde is for a burn here abouen erþe, Huo so haþ chaunce to echue & chese the betture. c1375 Lay Folks Mass-bk. (MS. B.) 358 Gyue me grace for to etchewe to do þat þing þat me shuld rewe. 1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) 2 Tim. ii. 16 Eschewe thou vnhooli and veyn spechis. c1450 J. Myrc Instr. to Par. Priests 28 Grete othes thow moste enchewe. 1509 S. Hawes Joyfull Medit. 20 They may extue For to do wronge. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xvii. 23 I..will eschue myne owne wickednes. 1637 W. Alexander Doomes-day (new ed.) ix. lxxviii. 206 in Recreations with Muses Those curious doubts which good men doe eschew Make many Atheists. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 22 Fat things must be eschewed. a1707 W. Beveridge Serm. II. lxxxiii. (R.) They must not only eschew evil but do good in the world. 1841 W. Wordsworth in R. H. Horne Poems G. Chaucer, Modernized 43 For every wight eschews thy song to hear. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xlv. 406 He has already eschewed green coats, red neckcloths, and other worldly ornaments. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 693 Observers..thought that capitalists would eschew all connection with what must necessarily be a losing concern. 1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 228 Eschew the cavilling critic's art, The lust of loud reproving. absolute.1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. viii. 38 Power to prosecute or eschewe. †2. intransitive. To get off, escape. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [verb (intransitive)] atfareOE atcomec1220 atstertc1220 atrouta1250 ascape1250 astart1250 atblenchc1275 scapec1275 aschapec1300 fleec1300 ofscapea1325 escapec1330 overfleea1382 to get awaya1400 slipa1400 starta1400 skiftc1440 eschewc1450 withstartec1460 rida1470 chape1489 to flee (one's) touch?1515 evadea1522 betwynde?1534 to make out1558 outscape1562 outslip1600 to come off1630 c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 2525 And þat he couet to eschew. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xi. 391 Thai sall Nocht weill eschew [1489 Adv. eschaip] foroutyn fall. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iv. f. 59^v Grant him his life..And I promit..That he sall not eschew away, nor fle. †3. transitive. To rescue. Obsolete. rare. [So French eschiver.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > rescue or deliver (from) [verb (transitive)] areddec885 leeseOE reddOE winc1220 deliver?c1225 ridc1225 quita1250 betellc1275 casta1300 to cast outa1300 liverc1330 rescuec1330 wrechec1330 borrowc1350 to put out of ——c1350 to bring awaya1400 redea1400 wreakc1400 rescourec1425 rescousa1450 savec1480 relue1483 salue1484 redeem1488 recovera1500 redressa1500 eschewc1500 rescours1511 to pull (also snatch) out of the fire1526 recourse1533 withtakec1540 redeem1549 vindicate1568 retire1578 repair1591 reprieve1605 to bring off1609 c1500 Melusine (1895) 170 Þey recouered there six of theire galeyes, & eschiewed þem fro the fyre. Derivatives esˈchewal n. an eschewing, a keeping clear of (evil). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition beflying1340 eschewingc1374 voidinga1398 flight1398 refusing?a1400 avoidinga1513 eschewa1542 eviting1541 umschewing1547 shunning1549 shuffling1579 eschewal1583 avoidance1610 evitation1626 evading1646 avoidal1695 eschewance1842 elusiveness1873 avoidment1882 sidestepping1902 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. vii. 315 Thinges which keepe chastitie vncorrupted..sobrietie, labour..and escheweall [1637 eschewing] of oportunitie. 1656 H. Jeanes Mixture Scholasticall Divinity 22 The bare eschewall of an evill is sufficient for the denomination of feare. 1841 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) I. 182 The convenient negative process of an eschewal of all cross-questioning. esˈchewance n. the action of eschewing; avoidance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition beflying1340 eschewingc1374 voidinga1398 flight1398 refusing?a1400 avoidinga1513 eschewa1542 eviting1541 umschewing1547 shunning1549 shuffling1579 eschewal1583 avoidance1610 evitation1626 evading1646 avoidal1695 eschewance1842 elusiveness1873 avoidment1882 sidestepping1902 1842 G. P. R. James Morley Ernstein xv With that careful eschewance of all listening ears..that gentleman remained bowing in silence till the waiter was out of the room. esˈchewer n. one who eschews, avoids, shuns. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition > one who fleer1488 starter1519 eschewer1578 avoidera1625 flyer1649 shunner1806 sidestepper1900 1578 Bk. Christian Prayers in Private Prayers (1851) 460 Give them such judges, as are..eschewers of all partiality. 1621 Duke of Buckingham in Life Bacon (1861) xxii. 501 A messenger of good news to you and an eschewer of evil. 1829 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. (new ed.) 148 These Eschewers of Mystery. esˈchewing n. the action of the verb in various senses. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition beflying1340 eschewingc1374 voidinga1398 flight1398 refusing?a1400 avoidinga1513 eschewa1542 eviting1541 umschewing1547 shunning1549 shuffling1579 eschewal1583 avoidance1610 evitation1626 evading1646 avoidal1695 eschewance1842 elusiveness1873 avoidment1882 sidestepping1902 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. xi. 99 The ferme stablenesse of pedurable dwellynge and ek the eschuynge of destruccyoun. 1563 in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. iii. 164 Theschuynge of the greate Daunger & perill of the..plague. esˈchewment n. the action of eschewing. ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Eschewment (rare). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † eschewv.² Etymology: < Old French escheu, past participle of eschoir (modern French échoir ): see escheat n. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To fall out, fall to one's lot, befall. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] becomec888 i-tidec888 falleOE ywortheOE i-limp975 belimpOE i-timeOE worthOE tidea1131 goa1200 arearc1275 syec1275 betide1297 fere1297 risea1350 to come aboutc1350 overcomea1382 passa1393 comea1400 to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1400 eschew?a1400 chevec1400 shapec1400 hold1462 to come (also go) to pass1481 proceed?1518 occura1522 bechance1527 overpass1530 sorta1535 succeed1537 adventurec1540 to fall toc1540 success1545 to fall forth1569 fadge1573 beword?1577 to fall in1578 happen1580 event1590 arrive1600 offer1601 grow1614 fudge1615 incur1626 evene1654 obvene1654 to take place1770 transpire1775 to go on1873 to show up1879 materialize1885 break1914 cook1932 to go down1946 ?a1400 Morte Arth. 2957 This chekke hyme eschewede be chauncez of armes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1542adj.c1386v.¹1340v.²?a1400
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