Wodan

See also: wodan

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Saxon Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with English Woden, German Wotan, and Scandinavian Odin. The native Dutch Woen is rare as a simplex, but preserved in compounds like woensdag and toponyms like Woensdrecht.

Proper noun

Wodan m

1. The Germanic chief god, Odin or Woden

Synonyms

• Woen, Odin

Derived terms

• Wodansbaard, wodansbaard
• Wodansdag m
• wodankies n
• Wodanskruid, wodanskruid n
• Wodansvogel m

Related terms

• woensdag m