Woden

American  

[wohd-n] / ˈwoʊd n /

Or Wodan

noun

1. the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.

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Woden British  

/ ˈwəʊdən /

noun

1. Norse counterpart: Odin.  the foremost Anglo-Saxon god

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Etymology

Origin of Woden

before 900; Middle English, Old English Wōden (cognate with German Wotan, Old Norse Ōthinn ), equivalent to wōd wood ² + -en noun suffix marking headship; Woden was the leader of the Wild Hunt

Example Sentences

It has been called a solar calendar, a Buddhist shrine, a temple of snake worshipers, an altar where defeated leaders were sacrificed to the god Woden.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Southern form of his name was Woden.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

They were the sons of Victgilsus, whose father was Vecta, son of Woden; from whose stock the royal races of many provinces trace their descent.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

But I don't know the gods of the Teutons as well as I do those of the Greeks; I can't tell you much about Woden and Thor, Maggie.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

Thor was said to be the bravest of the sons of Odin, or Woden, and Fria, or Friga, the goddess of earth.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous