"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]
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  1. Comprised of or made from stone or rock.
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  2. Covered in stones or pebbles.
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  3. Inhabiting a stony environment.
    Sense id: en-stony-enm-adj-~2jHA7g4 Categories (other): Emotions Disambiguation of Emotions: 27 4 32 0 36 0
  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, Pages with etymon, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English terms suffixed with -y, Emotions Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 19 22 16 14 5 2 6 0 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 25 10 27 0 37 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -y: 24 12 26 2 36 Disambiguation of Emotions: 27 4 32 0 36 0 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=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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