Woden
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English Wōden, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Doublet of Odin and Wotan.
Proper noun
Woden
- The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war (corresponding to Odin), especially in his Anglo-Saxon form.
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 11 p. 175:
- From Woden, by which name they stiled Mercurie.
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Translations
the Germanic chief god
Anagrams
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wodan, Old Norse Óðinn. Doublet of Ōþen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Wōden m
- Woden
- 10th century, Codex Exoniensis 341, 28:
- Wōden worhte wēos, wuldor alwalda rūme roderas
- Woden made idols, the Almighty made glory and the vast skies
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- 'Henġest and Horsa wǣron Wihtġīlses suna, þæs fæder wæs Witta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wihta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wōden nemned, of þæs strīende maniġra mǣġða cyningcynn fruman lǣdde.
- Hengest and Horsa were the sons of Wihtgyls, whose father was named Witta, whose father was named Wihta, whose father was named Woden, from whose lineage the royal families of many nations originated.
- 10th century, Codex Exoniensis 341, 28:
Declension
Declension of Wōden (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Wōden | — |
| accusative | Wōden | — |
| genitive | Wōdnes | — |
| dative | Wōdne | — |
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.
Proper noun
Woden
- Woden
- 9th century, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow, line 3:
- thunaer ende uuoden ende saxnote
- Thunaer and Woden and Saxnot
- 9th century, Old Saxon Baptismal Vow, line 3:
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle Low German: Wode
References
- "woden" in Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)
- "wodenesdach" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)