estoner

Old French

Alternative forms

  • estuner, estouner

Etymology

Based on Latin ex- (out) + tono (I thunder).

Verb

estoner

  1. to stun, daze

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Bourbonnais: etouna
  • Middle French: estonner, étonner
  • Norman: êtonner (Jersiais)
  • Picard: ètonneu (Athois)
  • Walloon: èstèner (Liégeois)
  • Middle English: stonen, stone, stoynyn (possibly mediated by the past participle estoné)