shunt (shunt)

[ schonten, shounten, schounten, schownten, start aside; prob. a variant (due to some interference, perhaps a ociation with shoten, sheten, shoot, or shutten, shut) of shunden, which is The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary shunt itself prob. a variant (due to a ociation with shun ) of * shinden (cf. shutten , var. of shitten, shut), scuntan , urge on, = Icel. skynda , skunda = Norw. skunda = Sw. skynda = Dan. skynde , hasten, hurry, speed; prob. connected (at least later so regarded) with shun : see shun.] I. in trans . 1. To start aside or back; shrink back; flinch; of a horse, to shy. [Obsolete or prov. Eng.] Ne beo nawt the skerre hors iliche that schuntes . Ancren Riwle , p. 242, note d. With shame may thou shunt fro thi shire othes, So fals to be founden, & thi faithe breike. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 729. The kynge schonte for no schotte, ne no schelde askys, Bot schewes hym scharpely in his schene wedys. Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2428. 2. To turn back or away; turn aside. Ne shamys you not shalkes to shunt of the fild, Ffor the weiknes of wemen wound is a litell! Turnes yow full tyte, & taries a while.