Odin

[ oh-din ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.

Odin

/ ˈəʊdɪn; ˈəʊðɪn /

noun

1. Norse myth the supreme creator god; the divinity of wisdom, culture, war, and the dead Germanic counterpartWotanWoden

Odin

1. In Norse mythology , the solemn ruler of the gods. He was god of wisdom, poetry, farming, and war.

Notes

Wednesday is named after Odin, using a form of his name that begins with W .

Other Words From

• O·din·i·an [oh-, din, -ee-, uh, n], O·din·ic [oh-, din, -ik], O·din·it·ic [oh-di-, nit, -ik] adjective
• O·din·ism noun
• O·din·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Odin¹

From Old Norse Ōthinn; cognate with Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Woden, Old High German Wuotan; Woden

Example Sentences

I didn't think that the trials were that interesting — the murder trials — because it was kind of obvious that he'd killed Odin Lloyd.

From Salon

Stuart Zicherman didn't intend to have "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez" absolve the late NFL player of his crimes, chiefly, the fatal 2013 shooting of his friend, Odin Lloyd.

From Salon

A year later he shot Alexander Bradley, one of his best friends, through the eye and murdered another man, Odin Lloyd.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, Hernandez was convicted of Odin’s murder, and in 2017 Hernandez killed himself while in prison.

From Los Angeles Times

“We were in a muddy field at 3 a.m. reenacting the murder of Odin Lloyd, and there was just a moment where Josh had to stop. He turned to everybody and said, ‘This is just too incredibly sad,’” Simpson says.

From Los Angeles Times