Middle English Dictionary Entry
stǒnden v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | stǒnden v.(2) Also stounden, (N) stund; p. stonded. |
| Etymology | Prob. from stǒned, stound, stund, etc., p.ppl. of stǒnen v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To be astonished or amazed; ~ for wonder; (b) to stun (sb. with a stone or sword).
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 PLove (Penn-U E.8)34/4 : Stoundeþ [Hrl 2254: sith he stooneth for wonder, and þenne he ioyeth for fayn].
b
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)7558 : Wynsþou i am a hund, Wit þi stans me for to stund?
- a1500 Awntyrs Arth.(Dc 324)602 : The knighte..withe a stele bronde þat sturne oft stonded.