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Etymology

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From Old Norse Óðinn. Morphologically, the second n of Óðinn is parallel to Latin -us.

The th-variants originate with native speakers of Old Norse, and likely reflect their spelling and pronunciation habits.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ōdinus m sg (genitive Ōdinī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Odin
    • c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:
      Ea tempestate cum Othinus quidam Europa tota falso diuinitatis titulo censeretur ...
      In those days there was someone called Odin, who was in all of Europe falsely considered to be a divinity ...
      Et nunc ille ubi sit, qui uulgo dicitur Othin
      Armipotens, uno semper contentus ocello?
      And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
      Armipotent, always content with a single eye?

Usage notes

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  • Also called Mercury (Mercurius), via interpretation.

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ōdinus
Genitive Ōdinī
Dative Ōdinō
Accusative Ōdinum
Ablative Ōdinō
Vocative Ōdine

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