Åsmund

Norwegian Nynorsk

Aasmund O. Vinje.

Alternative forms

Aasmund, Åsmunn (alternative spelling)
Osmund (< Ósmundr), Asmund

Etymology

ås +‎ -mund; from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss +‎ -mundr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásmundur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɔːsmʊn(d)/

Proper noun

Åsmund m (definite Åsmunden)

a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Osmond

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Åsmund”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN
“Asmund” in Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎, →ISBN, page 7

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