Onswini

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Ansuwiniz, equivalent to *ons (“(pagan) god”) and wini (“friend”). Cognate with Old Norse Ásviðr.

Proper noun

Onswini m

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • Old English: Ōswine, Ōswini

References
  • Sievers, Eduard. An Old English Grammar. 3rd ed. Trans. Albert S. Cook, page, 128.
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