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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | Copyright

astound †shock, stun; amaze. XVII. prob. f. pp. †astound, †astouned, earlier †astoned, †astuned (XIII), f. AN. *astoné, *astuné, for OF. estoné, pp. of estoner STUN.

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