"Woden" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈwoː.den/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wodan, Old Norse Óðinn. Doublet of Ōþen. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*Wōdanaz}} Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, {{cog|osx|Wōden}} Old Saxon Wōden, {{cog|goh|Wodan}} Old High German Wodan, {{cog|non|Óðinn}} Old Norse Óðinn, {{doublet|ang|Ōþen}} Doublet of Ōþen Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Wōden|sort=}} Wōden m, {{ang-proper noun|g=m|head=Wōden}} Wōden m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Wōdn|nomsg=Wōden|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Wōden|Wōdnas|Wōden|Wōdnas|Wōdnes|Wōdna|Wōdne|Wōdnum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Wōden [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], Wōden [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Wōden [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Wōdnes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Wōdne [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. Woden Categories (topical): Gods Synonyms: *Wēden, *Wœden, Wodæn, Woddan Derived forms: Wōdening, wōdnesdæġ (english: Wednesday)
    Sense id: en-Woden-ang-name--bj91EhD Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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          "expansion": "→ Latin: Wothen",
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      "text": "→ Latin: Wothen"
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          "expansion": "→ English: Woden (learned)",
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          "roman": "Wōden worhte wēos, wuldor alwalda rūme roderas",
          "text": "10th century, Codex Exoniensis 341, 28",
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          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nHenġest and Horsa wǣron Wihtġīlses suna, þæs fæder wæs Witta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wihta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wōden nemned, of þæs strīende maniġra mǣġða cyningcynn fruman lǣdde.",
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    }
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      "text": "→ English: Woden (learned)"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "name": "head"
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        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
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          "english": "Woden made idols, the Almighty made glory and the vast skies",
          "roman": "Wōden worhte wēos, wuldor alwalda rūme roderas",
          "text": "10th century, Codex Exoniensis 341, 28",
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        {
          "english": "Hengest and Horsa were the sons of Wihtgyls, whose father was named Witta, whose father was named Wihta, whose father was named Woden, from whose lineage the royal families of many nations originated.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nHenġest and Horsa wǣron Wihtġīlses suna, þæs fæder wæs Witta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wihta hāten, þæs fæder wæs Wōden nemned, of þæs strīende maniġra mǣġða cyningcynn fruman lǣdde.",
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      "word": "*Wēden"
    },
    {
      "word": "*Wœden"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wodæn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Woddan"
    }
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}

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