- ámasian
- wv/t2 to amaze, confound
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ámasian
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amaze — I. verb (amazed; amazing) Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse more at abide Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete bewilder, perplex … New Collegiate Dictionary
amaze — /euh mayz /, v., amazed, amazing, n. v.t. 1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly. 2. Obs. to bewilder; perplex. v.i. 3. to cause amazement: a new art show that delights and amazes. n. 4. Archaic. amazement. [bef. 1000;… … Universalium
amaze — a|maze [əˈmeız] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: amasian, from an unrecorded masian to confuse ] to surprise someone very much = ↑astonish ▪ Dave amazed his friends by suddenly getting married. it amazes sb how/what etc ▪ It still amazes me how much … Dictionary of contemporary English
amaze — [OE] Old English āmasian meant ‘stupefy’ or ‘stun’, with perhaps some reminiscences of an original sense ‘stun by hitting on the head’ still adhering to it. Some apparently related forms in Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish masa ‘be… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
amaze — (v.) early 13c., amasian stupefy, make crazy, from a , probably used here as an intensive prefix, + masian, related to MAZE (Cf. maze) (q.v.). Sense of overwhelm with wonder is from 1580s. Related: Amazed; AMAZING (Cf. amazing) … Etymology dictionary
maze — (n.) c.1300, delusion, bewilderment (also as a verb, stupefy, daze ), possibly from O.E. *mæs, which is suggested by the compound amasod amazed and verb amasian to confound, confuse (see AMAZE (Cf. amaze)). Perhaps related to Norwegian dialectal… … Etymology dictionary
amaze — verb surprise (someone) greatly; astonish. Derivatives amazement noun Origin OE āmasian, of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
amaze — a•maze [[t]əˈmeɪz[/t]] v. a•mazed, a•maz•ing, n. 1) to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly 2) Obs. to bewilder; perplex 3) cvb to cause astonishment or amazement: a show that delights and amazes[/ex] 4) archaic amazement •… … From formal English to slang
amaze — /əˈmeɪz / (say uh mayz) verb (t) (amazed, amazing) 1. to overwhelm with surprise; astonish greatly. 2. Obsolete to bewilder. –noun 3. Obsolete amazement. {Middle English, Old English āmasian. Compare maze} …
amaze — [OE] Old English āmasian meant ‘stupefy’ or ‘stun’, with perhaps some reminiscences of an original sense ‘stun by hitting on the head’ still adhering to it. Some apparently related forms in Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish masa ‘be… … Word origins
