Odin

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See also: Odín, Ódin, Ōdin, and Óðin

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Learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn (whence Icelandic Óðinn, Norwegian Nynorsk Oden), akin to Old High German Wodan and Old English Wōden. From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, derived from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (to be excited). Compare Old Norse óðr (rage) and Dutch woede (rage) and woeden (to rage), Irish fáidh, Latin vātēs. Doublet of Woden and Wotan. Related to English wode.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Odin

  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
  2. A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada

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Descendants

  • Chinese: 奧丁奥丁 (Àodīng)
  • Japanese: オーディン

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Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Óðinn.

Proper noun

Odin

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Odin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Odin m

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin (god)

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Óðinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːdɪn/
  • Hyphenation: Odin
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Proper noun

Odin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Odins or Odin)

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin

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Further reading

  • Odin” in Duden online

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Danish Odin; learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Proper noun

Odin

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Odin m

  1. (Midlandsnormalen, Norse mythology) alternative form of Oden (Odin)
    • 1900, Snorri Sturluson, translated by Steinar Schjøtt, Kongesogur, page 7:
      Odin var ein stor her-mann og var mykje vidfarin, og lagde mange rike under seg.
      Odin was a great military man, well-traveled, and conquered many kingdoms.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse Auðunn or from Óðinn.

Proper noun

Odin m

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Odin m

  1. (Norse mythology) Odin (the supreme god)