Osweald

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ōs (“god, deity”) +‎ weald (“power”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásvaldr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːsˌwæ͜ɑld/, [ˈoːzˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

Proper noun

Ōsweald m

  1. 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.

Descendants

  • English: Oswald
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