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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Stonising,) Stonysing, vbl. n. [e.m.E. stonnyshyng (1530); Stonis v.] = Stonaying vbl. n. —c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts iii 10.
And thai war fillit with wonndring, and stonysing [W. exstasie, P. stoniynge] of mynde, in that thing that befell to him
