Osweald

Old English

Alternative forms

• Ōswald

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Ansuwald, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz, equivalent to 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.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ōsweald	—
accusative	Ōsweald	—
genitive	Ōswealdes	—
dative	Ōswealde	—

Descendants

• English: Oswald