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Woden

[wohd-n]

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noun

the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.

Also, Wo·dan.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English Wōden (cognate with German Wotan, Old Norse Ōthinn), equivalent to wōd wood² + -en noun suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt

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Woden or Wodan (ˈwəʊd^ən)

—n
	Norse counterpart: Odin the foremost Anglo-Saxon god

[Old English Wōden; related to Old Norse Ōthinn, Old High German Wuotan, German Wotan; see Wednesday]

Wodan or Wodan

—n

[Old English Wōden; related to Old Norse Ōthinn, Old High German Wuotan, German Wotan; see Wednesday]

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Woden

Anglo-Saxon god, O.E., see Odin.

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In a dark church
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To be healed.

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