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

The Franks, on the other hand, established themselves in northern Gaul, as did the Saxons in Britain, while they were yet pagans, worshipping Woden and Thor and the other strange deities of the Germans.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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, Ditto, if Woden was the sky god, I don't see why those old Saxons should have fancied he would like such cruel sacrifices.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan