Othin
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Othin loved Freyja very much, and she was the fairest of all women in her day.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
In the Scandinavian Mythology the world was created in a similar manner by Othin and his brothers from the body of the giant Ymir.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
Now it is said that Loki got to know that Freyja had received the necklace ... and this he told to Othin.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
I am going to be Othin's guest, is a euphemism for 'be slain,' and is equivalent to 'go to Valhalla,' the abode of slain warriors which belonged to Othin.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
O well do I know thy riddle, Though thereof no boast make I. It is Othin who rides upon his steed, By land and eke by sea.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
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