Woden

or Wo·dan

[ wohd-n ]

noun
  1. the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.

Origin of Woden

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English Wōden (cognate with German Wotan,Old Norse Ōthinn), equivalent to wōdwood2 + -en noun suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt

Words Nearby Woden

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How to use Woden in a sentence

  • Hence we have in some quite early (not West Saxon) pedigrees, five names given as ancestors of Woden.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Woden

Woden

Wodan

/ (ˈwəʊdən) /


noun
  1. the foremost Anglo-Saxon god: Norse counterpart: Odin

Origin of Woden

1
Old English Wōden; related to Old Norse Ōthinn, Old High German Wuotan, German Wotan; see Wednesday

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