Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Astonish

Astonish ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb

[Old English astonien, astunian, astonen, Old French estoner, French étonner, from Latin ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by English stun. See Thunder, Astound, Astony.]

1.
To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obsolete]
Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. — Shakespeare
The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo]... being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. — Holland
2.
To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion.
Musidorus... had his wits astonished with sorrow. — Sidney
I, Daniel... was astonished at the vision. — Dan. viii. 27