Odin

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, akin to Old High German Wotan and Old English Wōden. From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, derived from Proto-Germanic *wōþuz (“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“to be excited”). Compare Old Norse óðr (“rage”) and Dutch woede (“rage”) and woeden (“to rage”), Latin vātēs.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊdɪn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊdɪn/
• Rhymes: -əʊdɪn

Proper noun

Odin

1. (Norse mythology and Heathenry) The supreme god of the Germanic and Norse pantheons, the leader of the Æsir, after whom Wednesday is named; the god of war and poetry, the husband of Frigga, the father of Balder, Hod, Hermod, Thor, and Tyr. The Allfather, the One-eyed, the Terrible One, the Father of Battle.

Anagrams

• DINO, Dino, Dion, Indo-, NOID, dino, do in, doin, doin', indo-, nido-, nodi

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Odin

1. (Norse mythology) Odin.
2. A male given name in general use since the nineteenth century.

Alternative forms

• Ódin

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ˈd͡ʒĩ/

Proper noun

Odin m

1. (Norse mythology) Odin (the supreme god)