Old English · noun

salnes

Normalised sālnes

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈsɑːl.nes/
Syllables: ˈsɑːl · nes (2 syllables)
Modern English: silence

Meaning

silence

Declension

Declension of salnes
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sālnes	sālnessa sālnesse
Accusative	sālnesse	sālnessa sālnesse
Genitive	sālnesse	sālnessa
Dative	sālnesse	sālnessum

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *sail, from Proto-Germanic *sailaz (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (“to be silent”) + -nes (“-ness”). Related to Gothic (anasilan, “to cease, become silent”), Latin sileō (“be silent”), Old English seoloþ (“sea, lake”).

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