"stony" meaning in Middle English

See stony in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɔ̝ːniː/, /ˈstɔniː/ Forms: stani [alternative], staniȝ [alternative], stany [alternative], stoni [alternative], stonye [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English stāniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *stainag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz; equivalent to ston + -y. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|stāniġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English stāniġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|stāniġ}} Inherited from Old English stāniġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*stainag}} Proto-West Germanic *stainag, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*stainagaz}} Proto-Germanic *stainagaz, {{af|enm|ston|-y}} ston + -y Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} stony, {{enm-adj}} stony
  1. Comprised of or made from stone or rock.
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-adj-FcimIsNB Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 14 16 14 11 10 1 12 0 18 2
  2. Covered in stones or pebbles.
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-adj-S~JrJnfX
  3. Inhabiting a stony environment.
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-adj-~2jHA7g4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 10 12 8 3 13 0 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 15 16 14 11 9 3 11 0 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 14 16 14 11 10 1 12 0 18 2
  4. (figurative) Emotionless; stolid. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-adj-5q5T5eMJ
  5. (pathology) Hard, solid.
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-adj-QJntu7y1 Categories (other): Pathology, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 14 10 12 8 3 13 0 16 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 15 16 14 11 9 3 11 0 17 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 14 16 14 11 10 1 12 0 18 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 23 9 26 0 41 Disambiguation of Emotions: 23 2 30 0 43 3 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} stony
  1. alternative form of stoneyen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stoneyen
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-verb-IOAbISHE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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