Óðr

See also: odr, ODR, and óðr

English

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

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