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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Wo·den 
[wohd-n] Pronunciation Key
[wohd-n] Pronunciation Key –noun
| the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin. |
Also, Wodan.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE Wōden (c. G Wotan, ON Ōthinn), equiv. to wōd wood2 + -en n. suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Wo·den also Wo·dan
(wōd'n) Pronunciation Key
n. Mythology An Anglo-Saxon god identified with Odin. [Middle English, from Old English Wōden; see wet-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| woden | |
noun | |
| chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Woden, IA (city, FIPS 86700) Location: 43.23051 N, 93.91045 W
Population (1990): 259 (123 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50484
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Woden
Wo"den\, n. [AS. W[=o]den; akin to OS. W[=o]dan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. O[eth]inn, and probably to E. wood, a. Cf. Wednesday.] (Northern Myth.) A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the Scandinavians. Wednesday is named for him. See Odin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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