Odin
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Odin
- /ˈəʊ.dɪn/ UK
- /ˈoʊ.dɪn/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdɪn
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- 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.
Similar: All-Father, Wotan, Woden, Odhin, Odhinn, Othinn, Wodan
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: brotherhood, hail, othin, woden, wotan, all-father, frigg, frigga, frig, godi, odinist, aesir, odinism, vidar, freya, æsir
Translations
Talk about this word "Odin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/odin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Odin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/odin "Odin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/odin.Cite this
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title = {Odin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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