Osweald
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásvaldr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ōsweald m
- a male given name
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- 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
Descendants
[edit]- English: Oswald