-
German as Wuotan, all
ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic
theonym *
Wōðanaz,
meaning 'lord of frenzy', or 'leader of the possessed'. Odin
appears as...
- matronae.
Early medieval sources identify a
pantheon consisting of the gods *
Wodanaz (Odin), *Thunraz (Thor), *Tiwaz (Tyr), and *Frijjō (Frigg), as well as...
-
Norse Old
English Proto-Germanic
reconstruction Notes Wuotan Óðinn Wōden *
Wōđanaz A
deity similarly ****ociated with
healing magic in the Old
English Nine...
- in
modern French), was
borrowed into Late Proto-Germanic as the "Day of
Wōđanaz" (Wodanesdag),
which became Wōdnesdæg in Old English, then "Wednesday"...
-
Mercurii 'day of Mercury',
reflecting the fact that the
Germanic god
Woden (
Wodanaz or Odin)
during the
Roman era was
interpreted as "Germanic Mercury". The...
-
contain the name of Odin (Norse Óðinn, Old
English Wōden, proto-Germanic
Wōdanaz).
Odense Onsberg –
formally Othensberg, "Odin's Berg".
Onsbjerg Onsholt...
- oath,
place names Odin: Óðinn (North Germanic), Wōden (West Germanic), *
Wōðanaz (Proto-Germanic) (see List of
names of Odin for more) "Frenzy" (Gives his...
- *Ansiwiz (gods), and
often identified as the
spouse of the
chief god, *
Wōdanaz (Woden-Odin). The name *Frijjō (Old
Norse Frigg, Old High
German Frīja)...
- Tīw; Ziu), was
earlier the day of Mars, god of war Wednesday, the day of
Wōdanaz (Odin, Óðinn; Wōden; Wuotan), was
earlier the day of Mercury, god of travelers...
-
explains this as
originally motivated by the wolf as an
animal sacred to
Wodanaz, but
notes that the
large number of
names indicates that the
element had...
