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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Osulf m. Old English ōs, Old Icelandic áss, óss 'god' + Old English wulf, Old Icelandic úlfr 'wolf'.

The name of an 8th C king of Northumbria.

England
Latin
967 Osulf (nom) CDAS DXXXIII; 994 Osulf (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVI
France
Latin
693 Asulfi (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V; 696 Asulfi (gen) ibid. Add. VIII, Asulfus (nom) ibid. Add. VIII
Scotland
Latin
1124 Osolf (nom) ESC L
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Osulf". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Osulf.