salnes

See also: Salnés

Old English

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 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (anasilan, “to cease, become silent”), Latin sileō (“be silent”), Old English seoloþ (“sea, lake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːl.nes/

Noun

sālnes f

  1. silence

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sālnes sālnessa, sālnesse
accusative sālnesse sālnessa, sālnesse
genitive sālnesse sālnessa
dative sālnesse sālnessum
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