"Irmin" meaning in German

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Proper name

Forms: Irmino [alternative]
Etymology: Assumed from and connected to terms like Proto-Germanic *ermunaz; German Irminsäule, Irminsul, Irminfried or Irminfrid (Herminafried, Herminafrid, Herminfried, Herminfrid), Hermionen (Herminonen, Irminonen), Old High German Irmingot, Old Saxon Irminsūl, Old Norse Jǫrmunr (“name of Odin”), Latin Hermiones (Herminones), and Widukindus' res gestae saxonicae (liber I, capitulum 12) Etymology templates: {{cog|gem-pro|*ermunaz}} Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, {{cog|de|Irminsäule}} German Irminsäule, {{cog|goh|Irmingot}} Old High German Irmingot, {{cog|osx|Irminsūl}} Old Saxon Irminsūl, {{cog|non|Jǫrmunr||name of Odin}} Old Norse Jǫrmunr (“name of Odin”), {{cog|la|Hermiones}} Latin Hermiones Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun|g=m}} Irmin m
  1. depending on interpretation or assumption Irmin is either:
    a Saxon deity
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Irmin-de-name-NXHLVJgc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. depending on interpretation or assumption Irmin is either:
    an epithet, another name of a Saxon god as Ziu (Zio), Wodan/Wotan or Donar
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Irmin-de-name-t3Xex1s~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. depending on interpretation or assumption Irmin is either:
    a demigod, halfgod or hero
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Irmin-de-name-B5RPRGy2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Irma [feminine], Irminsäule, Irminsul, Irminfried, Irminfrid
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      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ermunaz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Irminsäule"
      },
      "expansion": "German Irminsäule",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Irmingot"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German Irmingot",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Assumed from and connected to terms like Proto-Germanic *ermunaz; German Irminsäule, Irminsul, Irminfried or Irminfrid (Herminafried, Herminafrid, Herminfried, Herminfrid), Hermionen (Herminonen, Irminonen), Old High German Irmingot, Old Saxon Irminsūl, Old Norse Jǫrmunr (“name of Odin”), Latin Hermiones (Herminones), and Widukindus' res gestae saxonicae (liber I, capitulum 12)",
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        "a Saxon deity"
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          "Wodan#German"
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          "Wotan#German"
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          "Donar#German"
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        "depending on interpretation or assumption Irmin is either:",
        "a demigod, halfgod or hero"
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    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Irminsäule"
      },
      "expansion": "German Irminsäule",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "Irmingot"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "Irminsūl"
      },
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        "1": "la",
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      },
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    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "Irminfrid"
    }
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        "a Saxon deity"
      ],
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    },
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        "an epithet, another name of a Saxon god as Ziu (Zio), Wodan/Wotan or Donar"
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        [
          "Ziu",
          "Ziu#German"
        ],
        [
          "Zio",
          "Zio#German"
        ],
        [
          "Wodan",
          "Wodan#German"
        ],
        [
          "Wotan",
          "Wotan#German"
        ],
        [
          "Donar",
          "Donar#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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