\Wo"den\, n. [AS. W[=o]den; akin to OS. W[=o]dan, OHG.
Wuotan, Icel. O[eth]inn, and probably to E. wood, a. Cf.
{Wednesday}.] (Northern Myth.)
A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the
Scandinavians. Wednesday is named for him. See {Odin}.