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Woden definition

Wo·den or Wodan Wo′·dan (wōd′'n)

noun

Gmc. Myth. the chief deity; identified with the Norse Odin

Etymology: OE Woden, akin to Ger Wotan & ON Odinn < IE *wōt-, var. of base *wāt-, to be mentally excited > L vates, prophet, Ger wut, rage

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