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FEW: *extonare 3,329b Gdf: estoner 3,619b GdfC: estoner 9,564a TL: estoner 3,1407 DEAF: estoner DMF: étonner TLF: étonner OED: astone v. / astony v. MED: astonen v. DMLBS: ∅

estonir, estouner; estuner, astuner 2010

Despite different etymologies estoner and entumir / estumir are semantically virtually indistinguishable, so that their orthographical similarity may well have led to confiusion of the different verbs.

v.a.1to stun, daze 2to surprise, astound ♦ to take by surprise 3to overthrow, cast down 4to weaken, damage (astructure) 5to set ringing
v.n.1to be stunned
v.refl.1to become unconscious
p.p._as_a.1stunned 2struck dumb 3deadened, unresponsive, indifferent

v.a.

1to stun, daze:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) De grant haches danaises y out mainte colee Et de grosses machues mainte teste estounee i 122.3276

( s.xii^ex; MS: c.1335 ) La healme del coup enbarra, Qe Amillioun fort estona 660

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Del bon brant tiel colp li duna El healme que tut l’estuna 5442

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) son corps feust issint estonez q’il sembloit meuz mort qe vyf 100.7

2emotionto surprise, astound:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) quant l’un riche a l’altre dune E sei e li trestut estune 121ra14

♦to take by surprise:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) [...] E leccherie plus l’estune 155rb42

3to overthrow, cast down:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Li Princes qui les sceptres donne Et les thrones, que mort n’estone, A scheptre de ros s’abandone 654

4 to weaken, damage (astructure):

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) tant l'orent estanconee E as perieres estonee Qu’el =the tower tresbucha jus contre terre. 4940

5soundto set ringing:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) une tele note li organe Ke les orailles ad estunez 153.89

v.n.

1to be stunned:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) E li gaianz tel li duna Que tut li munz en resuna E Artur tut en estuna, Mais forz fu, puint ne chancela 11501

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Grant fut li coups ke il li duna, Capeneus en estuna 4764

( c.1185 ) En som le alme tel cop li done Que tut envanist e estone 4368

v.refl.

1to become unconscious:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Li olifant noe e s’estone (=in a deep river) E li aingnel petit peone 7777

p.p._as_a.

1stunned:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1312-40 ) si fery sire G. desouth l’oryle qu’il chay tot estonee a terre 29.36

2struck dumb:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Si seint Johan m’eust prestee Sa bouche droitement doree, Si serroit ma langue estonee 1203

3deadened, unresponsive, indifferent:

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Pur quoi sumes si estuné Ver li ke tut nus ad duné? 2227

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