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
Example Sentences
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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
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 Frederic Austin Ogg
Wait a bit; I have not got through with Woden, or Odin.
From Pine Needles by Susan Warner
Woden is kept as a king and a hero, when he has ceased to be a god.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker
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