Odin

American  

[oh-din] / ˈoʊ dɪn /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.

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Odin British  

/ ˈəʊdɪn, ˈəʊðɪn /

noun

1. Germanic counterpart: Wotan.   Woden.  Norse myth the supreme creator god; the divinity of wisdom, culture, war, and the dead

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Odin Cultural  

1. In Norse mythology, the solemn ruler of the gods. He was god of wisdom, poetry, farming, and war.

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Wednesday is named after Odin, using a form of his name that begins with W.

Other Word Forms

• Odinism
  noun
• Odinist
  noun
• Odinian
  adjective
• Odinic
  adjective
• Odinitic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Odin

From Old Norse Ōthinn; cognate with Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Woden, Old High German Wuotan; see Woden

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Example Sentences

He has written a paper with Neil Price, currently professor of archaeology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, about ritual depictions of the one-eyed Norse god Odin.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

The Hollywood Bowl rideshare hub lot C is located at 6655 Odin St. Information on additional transportation options, including shuttle buses and on-site parking, can be found at hollywoodbowl.com.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2024

It is, of course, perfectly fine for people to be Christians, just as it's fine if people identify as Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Wiccan or a worshipper of Odin.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2023

Odin Thiago Holm played a delightful pass into the path of Oh and he finished emphatically for a vital three points.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

“Did you not swear back then, great Odin, that you would drink at a banqueting table only if Loki, your sworn blood brother, drank with you?”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman