Oswine

Old English

Etymology

From earliest Old English Onswini, From ōs (“god”) and wine (“friend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːsˌwi.ne/, [ˈoːzˌwi.ne]

Proper noun

Ōswine m

a male given name

References

Electronic Sawyer S 12 (Oswine, king of Kent, to St Peter's Minster (St Augustine's, Canterbury) and Abbot Hadrian; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) of iron-bearing land, formerly belonging to the royal vill at Lyminge, Kent), Oswine is mentioned as "Oswynus".
Electronic Sawyer S 13 (Oswine, king of Kent, to Æbba, abbess (of Minster-in-Thanet); grant of 10 hides (manentes) in Sturry, Kent), Oswine is mentioned as "Oswinus".

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