Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /ˈoːs.ˌmoːd/(Old English) [ˈoːz.ˌmoːd](Old English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and mōd "mind, spirit, courage" (from mōdaz). This was the name of one of the sons of Eowa, son of Pybba, an early King of Mercia.