Oden

See also: oden, odeń, and öden

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Danish Odhen, from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Icelandic Óðinn, Faroese Óðin, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish Oden, English Woden, German Wotan, and Dutch Woen.

Proper noun

Oden

  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Related to od (mad, wild, frenzied). Cognate with Icelandic Óðinn, Faroese Óðin, Danish and Swedish Oden, English Woden, German Wotan, and Dutch Woen. Compare also oden (rutting).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²uː(d)ən/, [²u̞ː.ən], (with d) [²u̞ː.dən], [²u̞ː.dn̩]
  • Rhymes: -uːən, -uːdən
  • Homophone: oden
  • Hyphenation: Ód‧en

Proper noun

Oden m (genitive odens- or ons-)

  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.
    • 1902, Halvdan Koht, Gamalnorske eventyr um Oden og Tor [Old Norse tales about Odin and Thor], page 3:
      Oden er den gjævaste og eldste av æserne
      Odin is the greatest and oldest of the æsir

Synonyms

References

  • “Oden” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Icelandic Óðinn, Faroese Óðin, Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk Oden, English Woden, German Wotan, and Dutch Woen.

Proper noun

Oden m (genitive Odens)

  1. (Norse mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.

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