stoneyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either an aphetic form of astoneyen (“to stun”) or a modification of the largely synonymous stonen (“to stun”) after astoneyen or astoneyed (“stunned”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stuˈnæi̯ən/, /ˈstuniən/

Verb

stoneyen (third-person singular simple present stoneyeth, present participle stoneyende, stoneyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stoneyed)

  1. To be astounded or shocked; to lose one's mind.
  2. To astonish, shock, or stupefy:
    1. To stun or incapacitate; to render unconscious.
    2. To numb; to make (a body part) senseless
  3. (rare) To smash or shatter.
  4. (rare) To resound thunderously.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stoneyen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stonen, stone
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stone stoned
2nd-person singular stonest stonedest
3rd-person singular stoneth stoned
subjunctive singular stone
imperative singular —
plural1 stonen, stone stoneden, stonede
imperative plural stoneth, stone —
participles stonynge, stonende stoned, ystoned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: stony, stunny (obsolete)

References

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