Old English · noun
stiþnes
Normalised stīþnes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstiːθ.nes/[ˈstiːð.nes]
- Syllables
- ˈstiːθ · nes (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- stiffnessstithnessharshnesssternnessbitternessseveritystrictnessfirmness
Meaning
-
stiffness
-
hardness, firmness
-
sternness, harshness, strictness
-
harshness, severity
-
harshness, bitterness
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
stīþ + -nes
Descendants
stithness
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