Woden
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See also: woden
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old English Wōden, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Doublet of Odin.
Proper noun[edit]
Woden
- The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war; Odin, especially in his Anglo-Saxon form.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 11 p. 175[1]:
- From Woden, by which name they stiled Mercurie.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 11 p. 175[1]:
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the Germanic chief god
Anagrams[edit]
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Saxon Wōdan, Old High German Wuotan, Old Norse Óðinn. Doublet of Ōþen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Wōden m
- Woden
- 10th century, Codex Exoniensis 341, 28:
- Wōden worhte wēos, wuldor alwalda rūme roderas
- Woden made idols, the Almighty made glory and the vast skies
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Henġest and Horsa wǣron Wihtġīlses suna, þæs fæder wæs Witta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wihta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wōden nemned, of þæs strīende maniġra mǣġða cyningcynn fruman lǣdde.
- Hengest and Horsa were the sons of Wihtgyls, whose father was named Witta, whose father was named Wihta, whose father was named Woden, from whose lineage the royal families of many nations originated.
- 10th century, Codex Exoniensis 341, 28:
Declension[edit]
Declension of Woden (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | Wōden | — |
accusative | Wōden | — |
genitive | Wōdnes | — |
dative | Wōdne | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old Saxon[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.
Proper noun[edit]
Woden
- Odin
- 9th century, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow, line 3:
- thunaer ende uuoden ende saxnote
- Thunaer and Woden and Saxnot
- 9th century, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow, line 3:
Descendants[edit]
- ⇒ Middle Low German: wodenesdach
References[edit]
- "woden" in Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)
- "wodenesdach" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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