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

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

But I don't know the gods of the Teutons as well as I do those of the Greeks; I can't tell you much about Woden and Thor, Maggie.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

Near the town is Bad Helmstedt, which has an iron mineral spring, and the L�bbensteine, two blocks of granite on which sacrifices to Woden are said to have been offered.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

But Woden is more than a mere god of conflict; he is wise and cunning and knows the mysteries of the world.

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