Old English · proper noun
Osweald
Normalised Ōsweald
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈoːsˌwæ͜ɑld/[ˈoːzˌwæ͜ɑɫd]
- Syllables
- ˈoːs · ˌwæ͜ɑld (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- oswald
Meaning
-
a male given name
Syxta wæs Ōswald, Norðanhymbra cyning sē betsta ⁊ sē crīstenesta, sē þissum ilcum ġemǣrum rīċe hæfde.
Sixth was Oswald, the best and most Christian king of the Northumbrians, who ruled over this same territory.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Ansuwald, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz, equivalent to ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásvaldr.
Descendants
oswald
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