stilnes
Old English
Alternative forms
- stillnes, stillnys, stilnys
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stillinassī. Equivalent to stille + nes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstil.nes/
Declension
Declension of stilnes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stilnes | stilnessa, stilnesse |
| accusative | stilnesse | stilnessa, stilnesse |
| genitive | stilnesse | stilnessa |
| dative | stilnesse | stilnessum |
Derived terms
- sibb and stilnes
- unstilnes
Descendants
- Middle English: stylnesse, stilnesse
- English: stillness
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stillness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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