Odin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əʊdɪn/
• USIPA: /ˈəʊɾ̃ⁿ/
• Rhymes: -əʊdɪn

Origin

From Old Norse Óðinn, akin to Old High German Wotan and Old English Wōden. From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, derived from Proto-Germanic *wōþuz ("rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus"), from Proto-Indo-European *wet-. Compare Old Norse óðr and Dutch woede (rage) and woeden (to rage).

Full definition of Odin

Proper noun

1. (Norse mythology and Heathenry) The supreme god of the Germanic and Norse pantheons, the leader of the Æsir, after whom Wednesday is named; the god of war and poetry, the husband of Frigga, the father of Balder, Hod, Hermod, Thor, and Tyr. The Allfather, the One-eyed, the Terrible One, the Father of Battle.

Synonyms

Anagrams

• dino, Dion, do in, doin'