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Latin
Etymology
From Old Norse Óðinn. Morphologically, the second n of Óðinn is parallel to Latin -us.
The th-variants originate with native speakers of Old Norse, and likely reflect their spelling and pronunciation habits.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ōdinus m sg (genitive Ōdinī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Odin
- c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:
Ea tempestate cum Othinus quidam Europa tota falso diuinitatis titulo censeretur ...- In those days there was someone called Odin, who was in all of Europe falsely considered to be a divinity ...
Et nunc ille ubi sit, qui uulgo dicitur Othin
Armipotens, uno semper contentus ocello?- And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
Armipotent, always content with a single eye?
Usage notes
- Also called Mercury (Mercurius), via interpretation.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
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