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amasian

amasian

Old English

Verb

āmasian

  1. to amaze
  2. to confuse, confound, perplex

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Etymology

From ā- ‎(perfective prefix) + *masian ‎(“to confound”), from Proto-Germanic *masōną ‎(“to confound, be weary, dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *mā- ‎(“to stupefy”). Akin to Old Norse masa ‎(“to struggle, be confused”), Ancient Greek μάτη ‎(mátē, “folly”), μέμαα ‎(mémaa, “I was eager”). More at automatic.

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