stuune

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

From Middle High German stūnen. Cognate with German staunen.

Pronunciation

Verb

stuune (third-person singular simple present stuunet, past participle gstuunet, auxiliary haa)

  1. to stare into space while lost in thought; to brood to oneself
    • 2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 19:
      De Chlii isch näb em Füür uf eine vo de Prügel ghocket und het gstuunet.
      The little one plonked himself down on one of the logs near the fire and lapsed into thoughtful silence.
  2. to be amazed; to wonder