Wō'den, n.

noun

n. [A-S. Wōden, O. Sax. Wōdan, O. Fries. Wēda, O. H. Ger. Wūotan, Icel. Othinn. Cf. WEDNESDAY.] (Northern Myth.) An Anglo-Saxon deity, supposed to correspond to Mercury of the ancients. Wednesday is named for him. See ODIN.