stilnes
Old English
noun
Definitions
- stillness, silence, quiet, absence of speech, noise, or movement
Etymology
Inherited from *stillinassī affix from Old English stille (undisturbed, without motion, unchanging, not vehement, secret, silent, calm, gentle, fixed, moving little gently, at rest, stable, not moving from a place, quiet, still, not disturbed, not loud) + Old English nes (-ness).
Origin
Old English
nes
Gloss
-ness