Woden
Americannoun
noun
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
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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
Thus, apparently, arose the three great divinities, Thor, Woden, and Frey.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
By the stern decree of the conqueror Woden and Thor and Freya must go.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg
We also say: Go to old Nick! and Nick or Nikkur was a surname of Woden, and also the name of a spirit p. 393which haunted fords and was in the habit of drowning passengers.
From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by George Henry Borrow
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