English
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Etymology
wikipedia|W�danaz
The English name Odin is from the ON. �ðinn, akin to OHG. Wotan, Old English W�den (a deity). From PG. *W�dinaz, derived from PG. *w�þuz "rage, mantic inspiration, furor poeticus" (ON. óðr), from Wiktionary Appendix:Proto-Indo-European roots|PIE root *wet-.
Pronunciation
rhymes|��dɪn
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- norse mythology The supreme god of the Germanic and Norse pantheons, the leader of the �sir, after whom Wednesday is named. The god of war, death, poetry, and wisdom, Odin is husband to Frigga and father of Balder, Hod, Hermod, Thor, and Tyr.
Synonyms
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Wodan, �ðinn (Old Icelandic)
W�den (Old English)
Wuotan (Old High German)
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Odhin, Odhinn, Othinn (anglicize|anglicizations, as is Odin)
Oden (familiar form used in mainland Scandinavia)
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rel-top|Other names for Odin
Baleygr (Old Norse)
Biflindi (Old Norse)
Bileygr (Old Norse)
Bolverkr (Old Norse)
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Dorruðr (Old Norse)
Eyluðr (Old Norse)
Tveggi (Old Norse)
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Norwegian
Proper noun
infl|no|proper noun
- norse mythology|lang=no Odin#English|Odin.
- given name|male||no: derived from the god, in general use since the nineteenth century.
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