"Wodan" meaning in All languages combined

See Wodan on Wiktionary

Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋoː.dɑn/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old High German Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English and Old Saxon Woden, German Wotan, and Old Norse Óðinn. The native Dutch Woen is rare (and not inherited) as a simplex, but was preserved through inheritance in compounds, such as woensdag and toponyms like Woensdrecht. Etymology templates: {{lbor|nl|goh|Wōdan}} Learned borrowing from Old High German Wōdan, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*Wōdanaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, {{cog|ang|-}} Old English, {{cog|osx|Woden}} Old Saxon Woden, {{cog|de|Wotan}} German Wotan, {{cog|non|Óðinn}} Old Norse Óðinn Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|m}} Wodan m
  1. the Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden Tags: masculine Synonyms: Odin, Woen Derived forms: Wodansbaard, wodansbaard, Wodansdag, wodankies, Wodanskruid, wodanskruid, Wodansvogel Related terms: woensdag
    Sense id: en-Wodan-nl-name-xRI2BmhW Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ˈvoːdaːn/ Audio: De-Wodan.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Wodans [genitive]
Head templates: {{de-prop|m}} Wodan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Wodans)
  1. alternative form of Wotan Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, proper-noun, strong Alternative form of: Wotan
    Sense id: en-Wodan-de-name-~NEO6OeK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Old High German]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Wōdan, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old English Wōden, Lombardic Godan, Old Norse Óðinn. Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*Wōdan}} Proto-West Germanic *Wōdan, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*Wōdanaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, {{cog|ang|Wōden}} Old English Wōden, {{cog|lng|Godan}} Lombardic Godan, {{cog|non|Óðinn}} Old Norse Óðinn Head templates: {{head|goh|proper noun|g=m|head=Wōdan}} Wōdan m Inflection templates: {{goh-decl-noun-a-m|Wōdan}} Forms: Wōdan [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wōdan [nominative, singular], Wōdanā [nominative, plural], Wōdana [nominative, plural], Wōdan [accusative, singular], Wōdanā [accusative, plural], Wōdana [accusative, plural], Wōdanes [genitive, singular], Wōdano [genitive, plural], Wōdane [dative, singular], Wōdanum [dative, plural], Wōdanu [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ [alternative], Uuodan [alternative], Wuotan [alternative]
  1. The supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, corresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Wodan wist waar hij zou gaan, reisde door weer en wind / Langs reuzenberg en schaduwrijke dalen / Naar Mimir's bron, gelegen aan de voet van Yggdrasil / Waar Wodan kwam om de eeuwige wijsheid te halen / Geen enkel man zou drinken uit de bron, zo was het lot / Slechts ene prijs zou de man belonen / Wodan bood Mimir zijn oog doch zou hij beter zien / Hetgeen dat is, en ons nog toe zal komen / Oneindig uw woede, uw wijsheid is groot / Schenk ons de zege, de vijand de dood / Geen angst om te sterven, uw volk onbevreesd / De wereld zal weten dat Wodan heerst / Oneindig uw woede, uw wijsheid is groot / Schenk mij uw kennis van leven en dood / Open mijn ogen, ontketen mijn geest / En ik zal dan weten dat Wodan heerst",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Germanic chief god; Wotan, Odin or Woden"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Germanic",
          "Germanic"
        ],
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          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
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          "god",
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        ],
        [
          "Wotan",
          "Wotan"
        ],
        [
          "Odin",
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        ],
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          "Woden",
          "Woden"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Odin"
        },
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          "word": "Woen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋoː.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wodan"
}

{
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      "form": "Wodans",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "de-prop"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Wotan"
        }
      ],
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German proper nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of Wotan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Wotan",
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        ]
      ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈvoːdaːn/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Wodan.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7b/De-Wodan.ogg/De-Wodan.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/De-Wodan.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wodan"
}

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
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      ],
      "word": "Wodan"
    },
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        {
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            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "Wotan"
        }
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing"
      ],
      "word": "Wotan"
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            "borrowed"
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          "word": "Wotan"
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      ],
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing"
      ],
      "word": "Wodan"
    },
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "Wotan"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing"
      ],
      "word": "Wuodan"
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      "descendants": [
        {
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
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      ],
      "word": "Wuotan"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Vōdanus"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*Wōdan"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English Wōden",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lng",
        "2": "Godan"
      },
      "expansion": "Lombardic Godan",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "Óðinn"
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      "form": "Wōdana",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Wōdan",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanā",
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          "Wodana#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdana",
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          "Wōdana",
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        ]
      ],
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanes",
      "links": [
        [
          "Wōdanes",
          "Wodanes#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdano",
      "links": [
        [
          "Wōdano",
          "Wodano#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdane",
      "links": [
        [
          "Wōdane",
          "Wodane#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanum",
      "links": [
        [
          "Wōdanum",
          "Wodanum#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wōdanu",
      "links": [
        [
          "Wōdanu",
          "Wodanu#Old_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ",
      "roman": "wodan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Uuodan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wuotan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "Wōdan"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Wōdan"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German masculine nouns",
        "Old High German proper nouns",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "goh:Germanic paganism",
        "goh:Gods"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. late 500s – early 600s, Inscription on the First Nordendorf Fibula",
          "text": "ᛚᛟᚷᚨᚦᛟᚱᛖ\nᚹᛟᛞᚨᚾ\nᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ\nlogaþore\nwodan\nwigiþonar\nSorcerers (?)\nWodan\nBattle-Donar (?)",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 800 CE – 900 CE, Second Merseburg Charm line 1",
          "roman": "Phol and Wodan were riding to the woods.",
          "text": "Phol ende uuodan / uuorun zi holza.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The supreme deity of the Germanic pantheon, corresponding to the Scandinavian god Odin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "supreme"
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        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "Germanic",
          "Germanic"
        ],
        [
          "Scandinavian",
          "Scandinavian"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ],
        [
          "Odin",
          "Odin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wodan"
}

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