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astun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-tun
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To astonish.

Obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English astonen, probably ultimately from a- + Old French estoner (“to stun”). By surface analysis, a- + stun.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

astuns (present, singular) astunning (participle, present) astunned (participle, past) astunned (past) astone (alternative)

Questions

What does astun mean?
To astonish.
Where does astun come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce astun

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