Wodan

See also: wodan

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old High German Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English and Old Saxon Woden, German Wotan, and Old Norse Óðinn. The native Dutch Woen is rare (and not inherited) as a simplex, but was preserved through inheritance in compounds, such as woensdag and toponyms like Woensdrecht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoː.dɑn/
• Hyphenation: Wo‧dan

Proper noun

Wodan m

1. The Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden

   Synonyms: Odin, Woen

Derived terms

• Wodansbaard, wodansbaard
• Wodansdag
• wodankies
• Wodanskruid, wodanskruid
• Wodansvogel

Related terms

• woensdag

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ (wodan), Uuodan, Wuotan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English Wōden, Lombardic Godan, Old Norse Óðinn.

Proper noun

Wōdan m

1. The supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, coresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin
   • 6th or 7th century, Nordendorf Fibula:

     ᛚᛟᚷᚨᚦᛟᚱᛖ
     ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ
     ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ

     logaþore
     wodan
     wigiþonar

     Sorcerers (?)
     Wodan
     Battle-Donar (?)

   • 9th century, Second Merseburg charm, line 5:

     phol ende uuodan / uuorun zi holza.

     Phol and Wodan were riding to the woods.