əˈstänē transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English astonien, alteration of astonen, modification of Old French estoner, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder — more at thunder
1. obsolete : stun , paralyze
2. archaic : daze , dismay , amaze
then Daniel was astonied for one hour — Dan 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