astoneyen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === astony === Etymology === A back-formation from astoneyed, from a- +‎ Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix) or from an Old French *astoné (“stunned”), the past participle of an unattested astoner (“to stun”) -ed (participial suffix). By surface analysis, a- +‎ stoneyen (“to stun”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /astuˈnæi̯ən/, /aˈstuniən/ === Verb === astoneyen (third-person singular simple present astoneyeth, present participle astoneyende, astoneyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle astoneyed) (uncommon, chiefly Late Middle English) To stun, daze; to subject to stupefaction. To astonish or surprise. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== astonen stoneyen ==== Descendants ==== English: astony (obsolete) ⇒ English: astonish === References === “astǒnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*extonare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 330