astony

transitive verb

as·​tony

əˈstänē

-ed/-ing/-s

1

obsolete : stun, paralyze

2

archaic : daze, dismay, amaze

then Daniel was astonied for one hour

—Daniel 4:19 (Authorized Version)

I rent my garment and my mantle … and sat down astonied

—Ezra 9:3 (Authorized Version)

and I astonied fell and could not pray

—Elizabeth B. Browning

Word History

Etymology

Middle English astonien, alteration of astonen, modification of Old French estoner, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder

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