stilnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• stillnes, stillnys, stilnys

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stillinassī. Equivalent to stille +‎ nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstil.nes/

Noun

stilnes f (nominative plural stilnessa)

1. stillness
2. quiet
3. calm, calmness

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

• unstilnes

Descendants

• Middle English: stylnesse, stilnesse
  • English: stillness

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller, “stillness”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1898.