Wotan

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Wotan

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Borrowed from German Wotan. Doublet of Woden and Odin.

proper noun

  1. Germanic Odin, especially in his continental Germanic form. Wotan, finding that there is no escape, turns for help and advice to Loge, the God of Evil, the spirit of flickering, treacherous fire, the master of cunning and deceit; and he introduces to gods and giants the lust for gold.

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"Wotan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wotan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Wotan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wotan

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@misc{wotan_2026,
  title = {Wotan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wotan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}