Wednesday: before 950; Middle English Wednesdai, Old English *WÄ“dnesdæg, mutated variant of WÅdnesdæg Woden's day; cognate with Dutch Woensdag, Danish onsdag. Woden or Wodan (/ˈwoÊŠdÉ™n/; Old English: Ç·Åden, Old High German: Wôdan, Old Saxon: Uuôden) is a major deity of Anglo-Saxon and Continental Germanic polytheism. With his Norse counterpart, Odin, Woden represents a development of the Proto-Germanic god *WÅdanaz. He is the namesake for the English-language day of the week Wednesday. (This match is for three to six boards, 1201-1400, autostart on Wednesday, 27 May, 11:59 PM )