stonen
English
Etymology
From Middle English stonen, alteration (due to stone) of earlier stenen, from Old English stǣnen (“stony; of stone, hard as stone; stone, made of stone, built of stone”), from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz (“made of stone”), equivalent to stone + -en. Cognate with Dutch stenen (“stonen”), German Low German stenen (“stonen”), German steinen (“stonen”).
Adjective
stonen (comparative more stonen, superlative most stonen)
- (archaic) Consisting or made of stone.
- 1869, William Barnes, Poems of rural life in common English:
- […] And up these well-worn blocks of stone / I came when I first ran alone, / The stonen stairs beclimb'd the mound, / Ere father put a foot to ground, […]
- 1869, William Barnes, Poems of rural life in common English:
Translations
Middle English
Etymology 1
From earlier stenen, from Old English stǣnen, from Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz. Equivalent to stone + -en (“adjectival ending”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔːnən/
Descendants
- English: stonen
See also
References
- “stōnen(e (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔːnən/
Verb
stonen
- (transitive, intransitive) To throw stones
- (transitive) To stone, execute using stones
- (intransitive) To remove or eliminate stones or rocks
Conjugation
Conjugation of stonen (weak)
infinitive | (to) stonen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | stone | stonede |
2nd person singular | stonest | stonedest |
3rd person singular | stoneth, stoneþ | stonede |
plural | stonen | stoneden |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | stone | stonede |
plural | stonen | stoneden |
imperative | present | |
singular | stone | |
plural | stoneth, stoneþ | |
participle | present | past |
stonende, stoninge | stoned, ystoned |
Descendants
- English: (to) stone
References
- “stōnen (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔːnən/
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