"Ostman" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ostmans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Östman. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|Östman}} Swedish Östman Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Ostmans}} Ostman (plural Ostmans)
  1. A surname from Swedish.
    Sense id: en-Ostman-en-name-Jnr3Byh~ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Ostmen [plural]
Etymology: See east and man. Head templates: {{en-noun|Ostmen}} Ostman (plural Ostmen)
  1. (archaic, historical) One of the Danish settlers in Ireland. Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-Ostman-en-noun-NFErmNUQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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