Osweald

Old English

Alternative forms

• Ōswald

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