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Wo⋅den

[wohd-n]
–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 wood 2 + -en n. suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt
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Wo·den also Wo·dan   (wōd'n)   
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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