"astony" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈstɒni/ [UK] Forms: astonies [present, singular, third-person], astonying [participle, present], astonied [participle, past], astonied [past]
Etymology: From Middle English astonien, astunien, equivalent to a- + stun. See also astone, astonish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|astonien}} Middle English astonien, {{prefix|en|a|stun}} a- + stun Head templates: {{en-verb}} astony (third-person singular simple present astonies, present participle astonying, simple past and past participle astonied)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To astound; to paralyse, to stun. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms: astonie [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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