osmund

¹ American  

[oz-muhnd, os-] / ˈɒz mənd, ˈɒs- /

Also osmunda

noun

1. any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.

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osmund ² American  

[oz-muhnd, os-] / ˈɒz mənd, ˈɒs- /

noun

1. a superior quality of iron, formerly used for fishhooks, arrowheads, etc.

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Etymology

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 < ?

Example Sentences

Historian Osmund Bopearachchi of the Paris-based French National Centre for Scientific Research highlights a key discovery - an iron sword from a burial site, made of ultra-high-carbon steel and dating to 13th–15th Century BC.

From BBC

Osmund Bartle Wordsworth — a great-great-nephew of English poet William Wordsworth — who was recently identified by DNA research, and given a funeral ceremony Tuesday, 105 years after he died.

From Seattle Times

Farmington resident Javier Borunda and Shiprock resident Osmund Sam, both YCC members, reflected on the skate park’s completion after skateboarders arrived at the location.

From Washington Times

At SEB AB, one of the biggest Nordic banks and top trading hubs for the Swedish krona, managers are expected to play a “key role” in supporting the vacation culture by “setting a good example” in taking the allocated days, spokeswoman Veronika Osmund says.

From Seattle Times

In 1980, Sagland sold the shop to a couple called the Andersons, who changed the name to Scandinavian Specialties, and in 2000, Anne-Lise Berger and Osmund Kvithammer, Ruud’s mother and stepfather, bought it.

From Seattle Times