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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Wotan en · PROPN

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wotan. Doublet of Woden and Odin.

Meanings

  1. (Germanic) Odin, especially in his continental Germanic form.
    • In Anglo-Saxon mythology, kings were descended from Wotan, or Odin, the high god of the Teutonic pantheon. 2012, Ian Bradley, God Save the Queen: The Spiritual Heart of the Monarchy, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 70:
    • 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. 1894, William James Henderson, Preludes and Studies: Musical Themes of the Day, page 17:

Deriveds

Wotanism · Wotanist