Etymology

atstunt

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Today it means: To bring to an end; put a stop to. Full definition →

Middle English atstunten ← Old English ætstyntan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromætstyntan“to blunt, dull, weaken”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromatstunten
  3. English todayatstunt

From Middle English atstunten, etstunten, ætstunten, from Old English ætstyntan (“to blunt, dull, weaken”), equivalent to at- + stunt. See astint.

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