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stonen

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Etymology

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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

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stonen (comparative more stonen, superlative most stonen)

  1. (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, []

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From earlier stenen, from Old English stǣnen, from Proto-West Germanic *stainīn, Proto-Germanic *stainīnaz. Equivalent to ston +‎ -en (made of).

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Adjective

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stonen

  1. Composed or built of stone.
    Synonym: stenen
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  • English: stonen
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Etymology 2

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From stone +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

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Verb

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stonen

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To throw stones.
  2. (transitive) To stone, execute using stones.
  3. (intransitive) To remove or eliminate stones or rocks.
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Etymology 3

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From ston +‎ -en (plural suffix).

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Noun

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stonen

  1. plural of stone