Woden

See also: woden

English

Etymology

From Old English Wōden, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate to the doublet Odin, borrowed from Old Norse, ultimately from the same source.

Proper noun

Woden

The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war.

Synonyms

Odin

Related terms

Wednesday

Translations

the Germanic chief god

Dutch: Woen m, Wodan m, Odin (nl) m
French: Odin (fr), Wotan (fr)

German: Wotan (de)

Anagrams

Downe, downe, endow, nowed, owned, woned

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Saxon Wōdan, Old Frisian Wēda, Old High German Wōdan, Wōtan, Old Norse Óðinn (whences Swedish Oden).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwoːden/

Proper noun

Wōden m

Woden (deity)

Synonyms

Odin

Derived terms

wōdnesdæg (“Wednesday”)

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