Woden

American  

[wohd-n] / ˈwoʊd n /

Or Wodan

noun

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

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Woden British  

/ ˈwəʊdən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Woden

before 900; Middle English, Old English Wōden (cognate with German Wotan, Old Norse Ōthinn ), equivalent to wōd wood ² + -en noun suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt

Example Sentences

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Woden

It has been called a solar calendar, a Buddhist shrine, a temple of snake worshipers, an altar where defeated leaders were sacrificed to the god Woden.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Southern form of his name was Woden.

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

Thor is armed with a hammer, Woden with a spear.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

The religion of these ages was wild as their morality; few heroes but bore some relationship to Woden; and even in their rude paganised Christianity, some mythological name cast its lustre in their genealogies.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Thor was said to be the bravest of the sons of Odin, or Woden, and Fria, or Friga, the goddess of earth.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous