"eschewen" meaning in Middle English

See eschewen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛ(s)ˈt͡ʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈskiu̯ən/ [possibly]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschiver, from Frankish *skiuhijan; a doublet of skewen (“to run diagonally”). Compare enchewen and, more distantly, schey. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|eschiver}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschiver, {{der|enm|frk|*skiuhijan}} Frankish *skiuhijan, {{doublet|enm|skewen|id1=to run diagonally|nocap=1|t1=to run diagonally}} doublet of skewen (“to run diagonally”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} eschewen, {{enm-verb|stem=eschew}} eschewen (third-person singular simple present escheweth, present participle eschewende, eschewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle eschewed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|eschew}} Forms: escheweth [present, singular, third-person], eschewende [participle, present], eschewynge [participle, present], eschewed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], eschewen [infinitive], to eschewen [infinitive], eschewe [infinitive], eschewe [first-person, present, singular], eschewed [first-person, past, singular], eschewest [present, second-person, singular], eschewedest [past, second-person, singular], escheweth [present, singular, third-person], eschewed [past, singular, third-person], eschewe [present, singular, subjunctive], eschewed [past, singular, subjunctive], eschewe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], eschewen [plural, present], eschewe [plural, present], escheweden [past, plural], eschewede [past, plural], escheweth [imperative, plural, present], eschewe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], eschewynge [participle, present], eschewende [participle, present], eschewed [participle, past], yeschewed [participle, past]
  1. To avoid or eschew (a behaviour, person, place, or situation) Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Violence
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-JaGaZGOD Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 93 1 4 2 Disambiguation of Violence: 69 9 11 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 53 9 21 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 13 15 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 7 11 8
  2. To escape or avoid attack, peril or harm.
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-PQ9KTdZ3
  3. (rare) To attempt to escape peril or harm. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-BOjCvoVk
  4. (rare) To recommend or encourage a situation. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-Kmz4YD1U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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        "infinitive"
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    },
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      "form": "eschewen",
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    {
      "form": "eschewe",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "escheweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "yeschewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "person",
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        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
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        [
          "situation",
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        "To escape or avoid attack, peril or harm."
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          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ]
      ]
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        "To attempt to escape peril or harm."
      ],
      "id": "en-eschewen-enm-verb-BOjCvoVk",
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          "attempt",
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        ],
        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
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        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
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        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To attempt to escape peril or harm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
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        "To recommend or encourage a situation."
      ],
      "id": "en-eschewen-enm-verb-Kmz4YD1U",
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          "recommend"
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          "encourage",
          "encourage"
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        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To recommend or encourage a situation."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ(s)ˈt͡ʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈskiu̯ən/",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "echue"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eþchewe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "escheewe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "escheu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschewe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschue"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschuen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschuie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschuwe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eschywe"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "esshew"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "exchewe"
    }
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}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
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    "Middle English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "Middle English terms derived from Frankish",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "present"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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        "participle",
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "To avoid or eschew (a behaviour, person, place, or situation)"
      ],
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        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "eschew",
          "eschew"
        ],
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          "behaviour",
          "behaviour#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation#English"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To escape or avoid attack, peril or harm."
      ],
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        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attempt to escape peril or harm."
      ],
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        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ],
        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To attempt to escape peril or harm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To recommend or encourage a situation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "recommend",
          "recommend"
        ],
        [
          "encourage",
          "encourage"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To recommend or encourage a situation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ(s)ˈt͡ʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈskiu̯ən/",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "echue"
    },
    {
      "word": "eþchewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "escheewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "escheu"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschew"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschu"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschue"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschuen"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschuie"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschuwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschywe"
    },
    {
      "word": "esshew"
    },
    {
      "word": "exchewe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eschewen"
}

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