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Odin
[ oh-din ]
noun
- the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
Odin
/ ˈəʊdɪn; ˈəʊðɪn /
noun
- Norse myth the supreme creator god; the divinity of wisdom, culture, war, and the dead Germanic counterpartWotanWoden
Odin
- In Norse mythology , the solemn ruler of the gods. He was god of wisdom, poetry, farming, and war.
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Other Words From
- O·din·i·an [oh-, din, -ee-, uh, n], O·din·ic [oh-, din, -ik], O·din·it·ic [oh-di-, nit, -ik] adjective
- O·din·ism noun
- O·din·ist noun
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Example Sentences
This also deeply associated the ravens with the wisdom aspect of Odin.
For Eivor, of course the ancient gods were named Odin and such.
He married a Playboy centerfold and had two sons, the humbly-named Thor and Odin.
The player was being considered to go to college in Arizona and Odin was giving him a couple of tips.
Olaf, like all Christians at that time, thought Odin to be an evil spirit.
Behind yon pine wood he built an altar unto thee and Odin, There thou mayst see the roof of his still dwelling.
Lift high the sword, cleave down the haughty warrior, And dip thy spear in blood, thou son of Odin!
She was the daughter of Loke and the giantess Angerbode, and was hurled down by Odin to her horrible habitation.
This wolf in the conflict of Surtur with the gods was to swallow Odin, who on account of this prophecy kept him in chains.
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