masc. proper name, from Old English Osweald "god-power, god-ruler," from Old English os "god" (only in personal names), from PIE *ansu- "spirit" (see Oscar) + Old English (ge)weald "power."
ostracise
ostracism
ostracize
ostrich
Ostrogoth
Oswald
Oswego
otalgia
other
otherness
others
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