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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stillinassī. Equivalent to stille + -nes.
Pronunciation
Noun
stilnes f
- stillness
- quiet
- calm, calmness, peace
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Þā hæfde Hannibal ⁊ Rōmane ān ġēar stilnesse him betweonum...- Then Hannibal and the Romans had a year of peace between them...
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