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

  • Woden, the wisest of the gods, had given up not an arm but an eye, which he had sold for the waters of wisdom.

    Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'Neill
  • Woden, it will be borne in mind, is one of the figures of the old mythology merged in the Hidden Hero beneath the German hills.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • I believe I have more sunshine than the other days, for Woden likes to have clear skies and health-giving breezes.

  • Woden is claimed by the early Angle and Saxon kings of the heptarchy as their common ancestor.

  • 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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