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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Odin

Experts associate the design with the god Odin, whose roles in Norse mythology included ferrying the dead to the afterlife.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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

Odin Holm, Tomoki Iwata and Oh Hyeon-gyu have only three starts each.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023

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

He continually involved the gods in difficulties and dangers, but he was allowed to come freely to Asgard because for some reason never explained Odin had sworn brotherhood with him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton