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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)
Domain category:
Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)