Otto I

American

noun

the Great, a.d. 912–973, king of the Germans 936–973; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 962–973.

Otto I British

/ ˈɒtəʊ /

noun

called the Great. 912–73 _ad , king of Germany (936–73); Holy Roman Emperor (962–73)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Otto I

Lieber Otto, I obviously don't know what you intended, but it can’t be misunderstood.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2023

Otto: I was kind of like: “Why? My mom’s great. She’s great at what she does. Like, why would you lay her off of all people?”

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2021

His biggest moment came—possibly out of desperation-borne savvy—when in 963 he crowned the German King Otto I as Holy Roman Emperor.

From Time ● Jan. 13, 2017

The most effective ruler of medieval Germany was Otto I, known as Otto the Great.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

If it hadn’t been for him and Otto, I don’t know if she would have tried to rebuild.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023