schüüche
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German schiuhen, from Old High German sciuhen, from Proto-Germanic *skiuhijaną (“to frighten”). Equivalent to schüüch + -e. Cognate with German scheuen, Dutch schuwen.
Verb
schüüche (Uri)
- to shy away
- (reflexive) to dread, be afraid of
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 82.