Odin
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn (whence Icelandic Óðinn, English Oden), akin to Old High German Wodan and Old English Wōden. From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, derived from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“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. Related to English wode.
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Odin
- (Norse mythology and paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
SynonymsEdit
- All-Father
- Wotan
- Woden
- Odhin, Odhinn, Othinn (anglicizations, as is Odin)
- Wodan
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DescendantsEdit
- → Japanese: オーディン
TranslationsEdit
god in Norse mythology
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DanishEdit
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Odin
FrenchEdit
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Odin m
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old Norse Óðinn.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Odin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Odins or Odin)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Odin [sg-only, masculine, strong]
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Further readingEdit
- “Odin” in Duden online
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
Danish Odin; learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.
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Odin
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.
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Odin m
- (Midlandsnormalen, Norse mythology) alternative form of Oden (“Odin”)
- 1900, Snorri Sturluson, Steinar Schjøtt, transl., Kongesogur, page 7:
- Odin var ein stor her-mann og var mykje vidfarin, og lagde mange rike under seg.
- Odin was a great military man, well-traveled, and conquered many kingdoms.
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse Auðunn or from Óðinn.
Proper nounEdit
Odin m
- a male given name from Old Norse
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Odin m