Woden
n 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
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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| —n | |
| Norse counterpart: Odin the foremost Anglo-Saxon god | |
| [Old English Wōden; related to Old Norse Ōthinn, Old High German Wuotan, German Wotan; see | |
| Wodan or Wodan | |
| —n | |
| [Old English Wōden; related to Old Norse Ōthinn, Old High German Wuotan, German Wotan; see | |
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