Odin
English
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.dɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.dɪn/
- Rhymes: -əʊdɪn
Proper noun
Odin
- (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.
- A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada.
Synonyms
- All-Father
- Wotan
- Woden
- Odhin, Odhinn, Othinn (anglicizations, as is )
- Wodan
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
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Anagrams
- dino, noid, indo, doin', Indo, DINO, Dion, doin, Dino, Noid, doni, dino-, do in, Indo-, nido-, nodi, NOID
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing 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
Odin
- (Norse mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.
Related terms
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.dɛ̃/
Proper noun
Odin m
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse Óðinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːdɪn/
- Hyphenation: Odin
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Odin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Odins or Odin)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Odin” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Danish Odin; learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.
Proper noun
Odin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²uː(d)ɪn, -in/
Proper noun
Odin m
- (Midlandsnormalen, Norse mythology and paganism) alternative form of Oden (“Odin”), a major Germanic god
- 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.
Related terms
- onsdag (“Wednesday”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse Auðunn or from Óðinn.
Proper noun
Odin m
- a male given name from Old Norse
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /oˈd͡ʒĩ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.din/ [ˈɔ.ðin]
Proper noun
Odin m