odinian
dɪn noun Scandinavian Mythology.
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
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Odin or Othin (ˈəʊdɪn, ˈəʊðɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Norse myth Wotan, Germanic counterpart: Woden the supreme creator god; the divinity of wisdom, culture, war, and the dead | |
| Othin or Othin | |
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Word Origin & History
Odin
chief Teutonic god, the All-Father, a 19c. revival in ref. to Scandinavian neo-paganism, from Dan., from O.N. Oðinn, from P.Gmc. *Wod-enaz- (source of O.E. Woden, O.H.G. Wuotan), probably from *wod-eno-/*wod-ono- "raging, mad, inspired," from base *wet- "to blow, inspire, spiritually arouse" (see
wood (adj.)).
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Odin [(oh-din)]In Norse mythology, the solemn ruler of the gods. He was god of wisdom, poetry, farming, and war.
Note: Wednesday is named after Odin, using a form of his name that begins with W.
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