"Wotan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from German Wotan. Doublet of Woden and Odin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Wotan}} German Wotan, {{doublet|en|Woden|Odin}} Doublet of Woden and Odin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wotan
  1. (Germanic mythology) Odin, especially in his continental Germanic form. Tags: Germanic Categories (topical): Gods Derived forms: Wotanism, Wotanist
    Sense id: en-Wotan-en-name-7ZRTZfi4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 11 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 13 30 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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