"Wednesday" is derived from the Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, meaning "day of Wōden".
Wōden has gone by many names and been around just as long as I have
Angan Friggjar - "Delight of Frigg"
Bági ulfs - "Enemy of the Wolf"
Baldrsfaðr - "Father of Balder"
Böðgæðir - "Battle Enhancer"
Bragi - "Chieftain"
Bróðr Vilis / Bróðr Vilja - "Brother of Vili"
Burr Bors - "Son of Borr"
Darraðr, Dorruðr - "Spearman"
Ein sköpuðr galdra - "Sole Creator of Magical Songs"
Faðmbyggvir Friggjar - "Dweller in Frigg's Embrace"
Faðir galdrs - "Father of Magical Songs"
Farmr arma Gunnlaðar - "Burden of Gunnlöð's Arms"
Farmr galga - "Gallows' Burden"
Foldardróttinn - "Lord of the Earth"
Forni - "The Ancient One"
Frumverr Friggjar - "First husband of Frigg"
Fundinn - "The Found"
Galdraföðr - "Father of Galdor (Magical Songs)"
Geirtýr - "Spear God"
Geirvaldr - "Spear Master"
Geldnir - "?"
Gizurr Grýtingaliði - "Gizurr, Companion of the Greutungi"
Goði hrafnblóts - "Goði (priest) of the Raven-offering"
Goðjaðarr - "God Protector"
Gramr Hliðskjalfar - King of Hliðskjalf
Hangi - "Hanged One"
Haptabeiðir - "Ruler of Gods"
Haptasnytrir - "Teacher of gods"
Haptsönir - "Fetter Loosener"
Harri Hliðskjalfar - "Lord of Hliðskjalf"
Heimþinguðr hanga - "Visitor of the Hanged"
Hengikjopt - "Hang Jaw"
Hergautr - "Host Gautr"
Hildolfr - "Battle Wolf"
Hjaldrgegnir - "Engager of Battle"
Hjaldrgoð - "God of battle"
Hoárr - "One Eyed"
Hotter - "Hatter"
Hovi - "High One"
Hrafnfreistuðr - "Raven-tester"
Hrani - "Blusterer"
Itreker - "Splendid Ruler"
Jalfaðr - "Yellow-brown Back"
Jarngrimr - "Iron Mask"
Jolfr - "Horse-wolf" or "Bear"
Jölföðr - "Yule-father"
Jölnir - "Yule figure" (I suppose these two are already given but in different form)
Niðr Bors - "Son of Borr"
Odin - The name most call him by now.
Rauðgrani - "Red Moustache"
Reiðartyr - "Wagon God"
Runatyr - "God of Runes"
Runni vagna - "Mover of Constellations"
Sigrhofundr - "Victory Author"
Sigrúnnr - "Victory Tree"
Sonr Bestlu - "Son of Bestla"
Spjalli Gauta - "Friend of the Goths"
Sveigðir - "Reed Bringer"
Svipall - "Fleeting" or "Changeable"
Tack - "Thanks"
Tviblindi - "Twice Blind"
Þriggi - "Triple"
Váði vitnis - "Foe of the Wolf"
Váfuðr Gungnis - "Swinger of Gungnir"
Valdr galga - "Ruler of Gallows"
Valdr vagnbrautar - "Ruler of Heaven"
Valkjosandi - "Chooser of the Slain"
Valtamr, Valtam - "Slain Tame" or "The Warrior"
Valtýr - "Slain God"
Valþognir - "Slain Receiver"
Viðfräger - "Wide Famed"
Viðrimnir or Viðhrimnir - "Contrary Screamer"
Vinr Lopts - "Friend of Loptr"
Vinr Lóðurs - "Friend of Lóðurr"
Vinr Míms - "Friend of Mímir"
Vinr stalla - "Friend of Altars"
Völsi - "Lingam"
Völundr rómu - "Smith of Battle"
We might be from different pantheons (although I come from quite a few and we have occasionally served in the same ones), but I do adore the old ways and the pagan paths.
For the record, Wōden is extremely queer and very anti-fascist. He handed Hitler the gun himself when that loser tried to invoke both our names in his final hour. Any nazi that claims to be a "Wōdenist" is even more of an idiot than a normal nazi.
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🆂🅰🆃🅰🅽:"Wednesday" is derived from the Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, meaning "day of Wōden".
Wōden has gone by many names and been around just as long as I have
We might be from different pantheons (although I come from quite a few and we have occasionally served in the same ones), but I do adore the old ways and the pagan paths.
For the record, Wōden is extremely queer and very anti-fascist. He handed Hitler the gun himself when that loser tried to invoke both our names in his final hour. Any nazi that claims to be a "Wōdenist" is even more of an idiot than a normal nazi.
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