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osmund
1[ oz-muhnd, os- ]
noun
- any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
osmund
2[ oz-muhnd, os- ]
noun
- a superior quality of iron, formerly used for fishhooks, arrowheads, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of osmund1
1325–75; Middle English osmunde < Anglo-French osmunde, Old French osmonde < ?
Origin of osmund2
1250–1300; Middle English osmund, osmond < Middle Low German osemunt < Old Swedish osmunder < ?
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Example Sentences
Quick as thought Osmund sprang to his feet, seized his wife and child, and hurried them into his ferry-boat.
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Osmund, the ferryman of Loch Tyne, had a beautiful child, who was the pride of his life and the joy of his heart.
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But Osmund, throughout the troublous times, had lived quietly in his country home with his wife and beautiful daughter.
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In commemoration, it is said, of this event, the fair daughter of Osmund gave the great island fern her father's name.
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We may meet in the future,” he went on; “and meanwhile I trust you will remember that name—Osmund Maiden.
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