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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1578
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Astonist, Astoneist, p.p. and ppl. a. Also: astonyst, astunist; astonaisit, -issit, -ysit, -ischit; estonist, estonyst. [Cf. Astonis,v. and e.m.E. astonished (1535).] Astonished, astounded, alarmed.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 729 (astonist all still in to ane stair he stude). 1513 Doug. ii. x. 2 (astonyst I wolx). 1531 Bell. Boece I. 2 (thus war the Egyptianis sa astonist that … ). 1531 Ib. 64 (richt astunist for this cruelte). 1533 Id. Livy I. 35/21 (on ane astonist hors). a1578 Pitsc. II. 158/4 (Dosuell was sume thing astonist).(b) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 50/33 (I wes almaist astoneist at thair presumption). 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 300/26 (quhairof I am astoneist). a1578 Pitsc. I. 316/24 (quhairat he was greatlie astoneist).(c) 14.. Acts viii. 13 (he was astonysit, and woundrit).c1520-c1535 Nisbet Mk. ix. 14 (al the pepile was astonaisit). 1558 Q. Kennedy Tractive 123 (Peter wes astonissit of the revelatioun). a1578 Pitsc. I. 166/18 (the king begane to grow astonischit).(d)1513 Doug. i. viii. 35.
Achates half estonyst stude in affray 1513 Ib. iii. i. 89; etc.
The feir affrayit my mynd estonyst als 1562-3 Winȝet II. 23/13.
In louing thame we ar estonist
