Ness
Ness , noun
[Anglo-Saxon naes, ns; akin to Icelandic nes, Swedish nas, Danish naes, and English nose. r 261. See Nose.]
A promontory; a cape; a headland. — Hakluyt
Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness.
-ness ({not transcribed})
[Anglo-Saxon -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to Old Saxon -nissi, nussi, Dutch -nis, Old High German -nissa, -nassī, -nussī, German -nis, -niss, Gothic -inasus.]
A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness.