Balder Definition

bôldər
noun
The god of light.
American Heritage
The god of light, peace, virtue, and wisdom, son of Odin and Frigg: he is killed by the trickery of Loki.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective

Comparative form of bald: more bald.

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Antonyms:
  • hairier

Origin of Balder

  • Old Norse Baldr from ballr, baldr brave bhel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Balder Sentence Examples

  • Odin's wife was Frigg; their sons were Thor (the thunder-god) and Balder, whose myth is well known in English poetry.

  • There is, almost undoubtedly, a touch of the Christian dawn on the figure and myth of the pure and beloved and ill-fated god Balder, and his descent into hell.

  • Apparently adept at crashing parties, this "13th guest" is able to convince the God of Darkness to shoot the God known as "Balder the Beautiful".

  • The mistletoe figures also in Scandinavian legend as having furnished the material of the arrow with which Balder (the sun-god) was slain by the blind god Hoder.

  • Some scholars have thought that Balder, the son of Odin, was once known in Germany, but the evidence is at least doubtful.

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Words Starting With

BBABAL

Words Ending With

RERDER

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With B6 Letter Words Ending With R