astony
UK/əˈstɒni/
astony verb: to astound; to paralyse, to stun.
Verb
astony (third-person singular simple present astonies, present participle astonying, simple past and past participle astonied)
- To astound; to paralyse, to stun.
- thenne Brastias sawe his felawe ferd so with al / he smote the duke with a spere that hors & man fell doune / that sawe kyng Claryaunce and retorned vnto Brastias / and eyther smote other soo that hors & man wente to the erthe / and so they lay long astonyed / & their hors knees brast to the hard...[1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book I
- And it cam to passe, that when Jesus had ended these saynges, the peple were astonnied at his doctryne.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew
Forms of astony
| third-person singular present | astonies |
|---|---|
| present participle | astonying |
| past participle | astonied |
| past | astonied |
| alternative form | astonie |
Origin of astony
From Middle English astoneyen, astony, a back-formation from astoneyed, from a- + Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix). See also astone, astonish.
Questions about astony
- What does astony mean?
- Astony means to astound; to paralyse, to stun.
- What part of speech is astony?
- Astony is a verb.
- How do you pronounce astony?
- Astony is pronounced /əˈstɒni/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of astony?
- The past tense of astony is astonied.
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