Óðr

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See also: odr, ODR, and óðr

English

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Óðr seen leaving Freya in Carl Emil Doepler's Odur verläßt abermals die trauernde Gattin (1882).

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōþuz (rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus), from Proto-Indo-European *wet-. Cognate with Old English wod and German Wut.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Óðr

  1. (Norse mythology) In Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi.