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

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 Borrow, George Henry

They were the sons of Victgilsus, whose father was Vitta, son of Vecta, son of Woden; from whose stock the royal race of many provinces trace their descent.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

The royal house of England, the house of Cerdic, still traces its descent from Woden; and Woden is thirteenth in descent from Noah.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)