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“god, deity” + “remnant”
Language context for this entry: Old English
[ˈoːzˌlɑːf] · Old English
01 / Meaning & origin
Oslaf is a masculine given name documented in Old English. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Germanic *Ansulaibaz, from the components “god, deity” + “remnant”.
Meaning: “god, deity” + “remnant”
From Proto-Germanic *Ansulaibaz, equivalent to ōs (“god, deity”) + lāf (“remnant”).
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Oslaf— “divine legacy”
Divine legacy, or relic, appears in Asleif, the English Oslaf. The northern Aasny, with Ashildur, has always been a favourite. Osthryth, divine threatener, came out of the house of Bernicia into Mercia, where she was murdered by the Danes, and revered as St. Osyth with a priory in her honour.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section II (The Aasir) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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