Wōðanaz

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Wōðanaz is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic masculine theonym from which Óðinn and his cognates derive. He is translated as 'lord of frenzy', or as 'leader of the possessed'. *Wōðanaz stems from the Proto-Germanic adjective *wōðaz ('possessed, inspired, delirious, raging') attached to the suffix *-naz ('master of').

When

First attested: 500 BCE
Attested period: -500 – 400
Historical notes: Reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym.

Relationships

co occurs with: Oðinn, Óðr, Ullr, Ullinn

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Mentioned by

Oðinn
Óðr
Ullr
Ullinn

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Tierkrieger

Source passages

“They all derive from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic masculine theonym *Wōðanaz (or *Wōdunaz). Translated as 'lord of frenzy', or as 'leader of the possessed', *Wōðanaz stems from the Proto-Germanic adjective *wōðaz ('possessed, inspired, delirious, raging') attached to the suffix *-naz ('master of').”
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