Anglo-Saxon deity

/ˌˈæŋgloʊ ˌˈsæksən/
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Definitions of Anglo-Saxon deity
  1. noun
    (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
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    examples:
    Tiu
    god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr
    Wodan
    chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan
    types:
    Weird, Wyrd
    fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
    type of:
    deity, divinity, god, immortal
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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