stunian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stunōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstu.ni.ɑn/

Verb

stunian

(intransitive) to make a loud sound; crash
(transitive) to strike with a loud sound; dash
(transitive) to confound; astonish; stupefy

Conjugation

Conjugation of stunian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	stunian	stunienne
first person singular	stuniġe	stunode
second person singular	stunast	stunodest
third person singular	stunaþ	stunode
plural	stuniaþ	stunodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	stuniġe	stunode
plural	stuniġen	stunoden
imperative
singular	stuna
plural	stuniaþ
participle	present	past
	stuniende	(ġe)stunod

Derived terms

wiþstunian

Related terms

ġestun
stenecian
stenan/stēnan
stenian
stinan

Descendants

Middle English: stunien, stonien, stounien
- English: stun, stound
- Scots: stun, stound
- ⇒ Middle English: astunien, astonien
  - English: astone, astonie, astony, astonish

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