Proper Name guide

Óðr

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ̯θə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ̯ðə/
  • General-American: /ˈoʊθɚ/
  • General-American: /ˈoʊðɚ/

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name

Meaning 1

In Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Norse

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōþuz (“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh2t-. Cognate with Old English wod and German Wut.