Odin
/ˈəʊ.dɪn/US/ˈoʊ.dɪn/
Odin proper noun: a major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
Proper noun
Odin
Odin meaning in Marathi and Gujarati
Odin in Marathi
- god in Norse mythology
- ओडिन oḍin
Odin in Gujarati
- god in Norse mythology
- ઓડેન oḍen
Synonyms of Odin
- All-Father
- Wotan
- Woden
- Odhin
- Odhinn
- Othinn
- Wodan
Origin of Odin
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Óðinn (whence Icelandic Óðinn, Norwegian Nynorsk Oden), akin to Old High German Wodan and Old English Wōden. From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, derived from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“to be excited”). Compare Old Norse óðr (“rage”) and Dutch woede (“rage”) and woeden (“to rage”), Irish fáidh, Latin vātēs. Doublet of Woden and Wotan. Related to English wode.
Words formed from Odin
Questions about Odin
- What does Odin mean?
- Odin means a major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
- What is Odin in Marathi?
- Odin in Marathi is ओडिन (oḍin). See Odin meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Odin?
- Odin is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Odin?
- Odin is pronounced /ˈəʊ.dɪn/ (UK).
Words near Odin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Odin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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