Óðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈouːðɪn/

Proper noun

Óðinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Óðins)

1. (Norse mythology) Odin
2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Óðinn (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ᚢᚦᛁᚾ (uþin), ᚮᚦᛂᚾ (oþen)

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦ (wodinʀ), ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᚨᛉ (wodinaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, whence also Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wuotan, Wodan. Related to the adjective óðr, literally meaning “the mad one”.

Pronunciation

• (9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðẽnː/
• (Textbook Old Norse) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðinː/

Proper noun

Óðinn m

1. (Norse mythology) Odin

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:Óðinn

   • c. 1220, Völuspá, stanza 17:

     Ǫnd þau né átto, óð þau né hǫfðo,
     lá né læti né lito góða.
     Ǫnd gaf Óðinn, óð gaf Hœnir,
     lá gaf Lóðurr ok lito góða.

     Spirit they possessed not, sense they had not,
     blood nor motive powers, nor goodly colour.
     Spirit gave Odin, sense gave Hœnir,
     blood gave Lodur, and goodly colour.

Declension

  Declension of Óðinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Descendants

• Icelandic: Óðinn
• Faroese: Óðin
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Oden, ons- (< Óðins), Odin
• Old Swedish: Ōþin, Ōdhen, Ōdhin
  • Swedish: Oden
• Old Danish: Odhen
  • Scanian: Óðen, Nóðen
  • Danish: Oden
• → Danish: Odin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Odin
• → Old English: Ōþen, Ōðon, Ōwðen
• → English: Odin
  • → Japanese: オーディン (Ōdin)
  • → Chinese: 奧丁 / 奥丁 (Àodīng)
• → Latin: Ōthinus, Ōdinus, Ōthin
  • Italian: Odino
• → Portuguese: Ódin
• → Spanish: Odín
• → German: Odin
  • → French: Odin
• → Swedish: Odin
  • → Finnish: Odin
• → Russian: О́дин (Ódin)