Óðinn

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

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Proper noun[edit]

Óðinn m

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin
  2. a male given name

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Old Norse[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦ (wodinʀ), ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᚨᛉ (wodinaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, whence also Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wuotan, Wodan. Related to the adjective óðr, literally meaning the mad one.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈoːðẽnː/
  • (Textbook Old Norse) IPA(key): /ˈoːðinː/

Proper noun[edit]

Óðinn m

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:Óðinn

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