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語源

From Old Norse Óðinn. Morphologically, the second n of Óðinn is parallel to Latin -us.

The th-variants originate with native speakers of Old Norse, and likely reflect their spelling and pronunciation habits.

発音

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.di.nus/, [ˈoːd̪ɪnʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.di.nus/, [ˈɔːd̪inus]

固有名詞

Ōdinus m sg (genitive Ōdinī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin, Norse mythology, Germanic paganism) Odin
   • c. 1200, Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum book 1 chapter 7.1 and book 2 chapter 7.25:

     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 ...

     Et nunc ille ubi sit, qui uulgo dicitur Othin
     Armipotens, uno semper contentus ocello?

     And now where is he, whom people call Odin,
     Armipotent, always content with a single eye?