ODIN

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Old Norse 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*wóðana- = 'anger, madness' ^[1]

Old Norse

1) óðr = 'furious, eager, mad' ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}
2) óðr = 'song, poetry' ^[2]

Related Names

See Óðinn

Combinations

Name Element	Example
DIS	see Óðin-Dísa
KÅR	see Óðinkárr

First Element Forms

Odhen- Odin- Oðin- Óðin- Othin- Un-

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
3. ↑ Lars Magnar Enoksen: Norrøne guder og myter (2008)
4. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Dictionary of Northern Mythology (1993)
5. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)