Oswine

Old English

Alternative forms

• ᚩᚾᛋᚹᛁᚾᛁ (ónswini)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Ansuwiniz. Equivalent to ōs (“(pagan) god”) +‎ wine (“friend”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásviðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːsˌwi.ne/, [ˈoːzˌwi.ne]

Proper noun

Ōswine m

1. a male given name

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ōswine	—
accusative	Ōswine	—
genitive	Ōswines	—
dative	Ōswine	—

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 12 (Oswine, king of Kent, to St Peter's Minster (St Augustine's, Canterbury) and Abbot Hadrian; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) of iron-bearing land, formerly belonging to the royal vill at Lyminge, Kent), Oswine is mentioned as "Oswynus".
• Electronic Sawyer S 13 (Oswine, king of Kent, to Æbba, abbess (of Minster-in-Thanet); grant of 10 hides (manentes) in Sturry, Kent), Oswine is mentioned as "Oswinus".