Wodan

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old High German Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English and Old Saxon Woden, German Wotan, and Old Norse Óðinn. The native Dutch Woen is rare (and not inherited) as a simplex, but was preserved through inheritance in compounds, such as woensdag and toponyms like Woensdrecht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoː.dɑn/
  • Hyphenation: Wo‧dan

Proper noun

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Wodan m

  1. the Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden
    Synonyms: Odin, Woen

Derived terms

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English Wōden, Lombardic Godan, Old Norse Óðinn.

Proper noun

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Wōdan m

  1. The supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, coresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin
    • 6th or 7th century, Nordendorf Fibula:
      ᛚᛟᚷᚨᚦᛟᚱᛖ
      ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ
      ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ
      logaþore
      wodan
      wigiþonar
      Sorcerers (?)
      Wodan
      Battle-Donar (?)
    • 9th century, Second Merseburg charm, line 5:
      phol ende uuodan / uuorun zi holza.
      Phol and Wodan were riding to the woods.