astoneyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A back-formation from astoneyed, from a- +‎ Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix) or from a 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)

  1. To stun, daze; to subject to stupefaction.
  2. To astonish or surprise.

Conjugation

Conjugation of astoneyen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) astoneyen, astoneye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular astoneye astoneyed
2nd-person singular astoneyest astoneyedest
3rd-person singular astoneyeth astoneyed
subjunctive singular astoneye
imperative singular —
plural1 astoneyen, astoneye astoneyeden, astoneyede
imperative plural astoneyeth, astoneye —
participles astoneyynge, astoneyende astoneyed

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: astony (obsolete)
  • ⇒ English: astonish

References

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