Wotan
name
name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Odin, especially in his continental Germanic form. Germanic
"Wotan, finding that there is no escape, turns for help and advice to Loge, the God of Evil, the spirit of flickering, treacherous fire, the master of cunning and deceit; and he introduces to gods and giants the lust for gold."
Example
More examples"Wotan, finding that there is no escape, turns for help and advice to Loge, the God of Evil, the spirit of flickering, treacherous fire, the master of cunning and deceit; and he introduces to gods and giants the lust for gold."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wotan. Doublet of Woden and Odin.
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