astingan

From Proto-Germanic *uzstinganą, equivalent to ā- +‎ stingan, literally “to stab out.” Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (usstaggan).

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈstin.ɡɑn/, [ɑːˈstiŋ.ɡɑn]

āstingan

1. to gouge out
   • late 9th century, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491

     797. Hēr Rōmāne Lēone þām pāpan his tungan forcurfon and his ēagan āstungon.

     In this year, the Romans cut out Pope Leo's tongue and gouged out his eyes.

   • The Life of Saint Margaret

     Sēo hālġe Margarīta ġegrāp þā dēofol be þām locce and hine on eorðan āwearp and his swīðre ēage ūt āstang, and eall his bān hēo tōbrȳsde.

     Saint Margaret grabbed a demon by the hair and threw him on the ground and gouged out his right eye, and shattered all his bones.

2. to stab