Wodan

Learned borrowing from Old High German Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with English Woden, German Wotan, and Scandinavian Odin. The native Dutch Woen is rare as a simplex, but preserved in compounds like woensdag and toponyms like Woensdrecht.

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

Wodan m

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

   Synonyms: Odin, Woen

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

• woensdag

• ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ (wodan), Uuodan, Wuotan

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

Wōdan m

1. the supreme deity, related 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.