"gestun" meaning in Old English

See gestun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jeˈstun/
Etymology: From ġe- + *stun. Etymology templates: {{pre|ang|ġe-|*stun}} ġe- + *stun Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ġestun|head2=|sort=}} ġestun n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ġestun}} ġestun n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ġestun|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġestun|ġestunu|ġestun|ġestunu|ġestunes|ġestuna|ġestune|ġestunum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ġestun [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġestun [nominative, singular], ġestunu [nominative, plural], ġestun [accusative, singular], ġestunu [accusative, plural], ġestunes [genitive, singular], ġestuna [genitive, plural], ġestune [dative, singular], ġestunum [dative, plural]
  1. noise, stun, crash
    Sense id: en-gestun-ang-noun-uOlOhBs9 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ge-: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. whirlwind
    Sense id: en-gestun-ang-noun-8hBaJwCo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stunian, wiþstunian
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