"Woden" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English Wōden, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Doublet of Odin and Wotan. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₂t-}}, {{lbor|en|ang|Wōden}} Learned borrowing from Old English Wōden, {{der|en|gem-pro|*Wōdanaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, {{doublet|en|Odin|Wotan}} Doublet of Odin and Wotan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Woden
  1. The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war (corresponding to Odin), especially in his Anglo-Saxon form. Wikipedia link: en:Wōden Categories (topical): Gods Derived forms: Wodenism Related terms: Wednesday, Wensley Translations (the Germanic chief god): Woen [masculine] (Dutch), Wodan [masculine] (Dutch), Odin [masculine] (Dutch), Odin (French), Wotan (French), Wotan (German), वोडेन (voḍen) [masculine] (Marathi), Wōden (Old English)

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