Odin
English
/əʊdɪn/, /oʊdɪn/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Norse mythology) A major Germanic god, 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.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, *wōdaz (agitated, angry, mad, excited, manic inspiration, rage, furor poeticus) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (excited, possessed, raging, be excited, inspired).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weh₂t-
Gloss
excited, possessed, raging, be excited, inspired
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Odinic English
- Odinism English
- Odinist English
- Woden English
- odinite English
- vates English
- wode English
- Othinus Latin
- vaticinor Latin
- vātēs Latin
- Odin German
- Wotan German
- vate Italian
- bouwwoede Dutch, Flemish
- verzamelwoede Dutch, Flemish
- woede Dutch, Flemish
- Odín Spanish, Castilian
- *weh₂t- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-i- Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-us Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂t-ós Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₂tós Proto-Indo-European
- *wéh₂t-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *wéh₂tis Proto-Indo-European
- Odin Portuguese
- vate Portuguese
- *Wōdanaz Proto-Germanic
- *wōdaz Proto-Germanic
- *wōduz Proto-Germanic
- *wōþuz Proto-Germanic
- オーディン Japanese
- Woden Old English
- Wōden Old English
- wod Old English
- wodnesdæg Old English
- wōd Old English
- wode Middle English
- Óidin Irish
- Óðinn Old Norse
- óðfúss Old Norse
- óðr Old Norse
- Odin Danish
- Óðinn Icelandic
- óður Icelandic
- انفست Persian
- woet Middle Dutch
- Wodan Old High German
- wuot Old High German
- fáithsine Old Irish
- Óðin Faroese
- óður Faroese
- 𐍅𐍉𐌳𐍃 Gothic
- *Wōdan gmw-pro
- *wātis Proto-Celtic
- *wātus Proto-Celtic
- Woden Old Saxon
- wōdan Old Saxon
- Odin Norwegian