Odinus

Latin Alternative forms la Ōthinus la Ōthin indeclinable Etymology From la non Óðinn. Morphologically, the second n of non Óðinn is parallel to Latin -us. The th-variants originate with native speakers of Old Norse, and likely reflect their spelling and pronunciation habits. Pronunciation Ōdinus Proper noun Ōdinus<2> la Medieval Latin Norse mythology Germanic paganism la Gods Odin c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25: la Ea tempestate cum Othinus quidam Europa tota falso diuinitatis titulo censeretur ... In those days there was someone called Odin, who was in all of Europe falsely considered to be a divinity ... la Et nunc ille ubi sit, qui uulgo dicitur OthinArmipotens, uno semper contentus ocello? And now where is he, whom people call Odin,Armipotent, always content with a single eye? Usage notes Also called Mercury (la Mercurius), via interpretation. Declension Ōdinus<2> Synonyms la Vōdanus from continental Germanic, attested in the 7th century in Vita Sancti Columbani by Jonas of Bobbio References la Gods