scheuchen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German schiuhen (see there for more), making it a doublet of scheuen. The fortified pronunciation of <h> word-finally and preconsonantally in Middle High German is generalized into all forms, first as a byform of scheuen, then becoming specific to certain senses. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪçən/ Hyphenation: scheu‧chen === Verb === scheuchen (weak, third-person singular present scheucht, past tense scheuchte, past participle gescheucht, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to shoo, to drive (to make someone/something move quickly in a certain direction by way of threats, authority, loud noises, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== scheuen scheu === References === === Further reading === “scheuchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “scheuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “scheuchen” in Duden online “scheuchen” in OpenThesaurus.de