Óðr
See also: óðr
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Odur_verl%C3%A4sst_abermals_die_trauernde_Gattin.jpg.webp)
Óðr seen leaving Freya in Carl Emil Doepler's Odur verläßt abermals die trauernde Gattin (1882).
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wōþuz (“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet-. Cognate with Old English wod and German Wut.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ̯θə/, /ˈəʊ̯ðə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊθɚ/, /ˈoʊðɚ/
Proper noun
Óðr
- (mythology) In Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi.