| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| darkness | nf. | deorcnes | view | |
| darkness | n. | genip | ||
| darkness | nm. | heolstor | ||
| darkness | nf. | heolstorsceado | ||
| darkness | nf. | heolstrung | view | |
| darkness | nf. | niht | view | |
| darkness | nf. | swearcung | view | |
| darkness | nf. | sweartung | view | |
| darkness | nf. | þēostru | ||
| darkness | nf. | þēostrung | view |