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Balder

//bɔːld.ə// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of bald: more bald comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability. Norse

    "Among the Norse, the god Balder is the most closely associated with the solstices. In a myth that explains the actions of the midsummer and midwinter Sun, Balder, the son of the god Odin, was said to die at the hands of his evil brother, who wielded a mistletoe stake each summer solstice. He was reborn at the winter solstice, or what is still known in Germany as Mother Night (the 'mother' in question being the goddess who brings the new born Sun back into existence)."

  2. 2
    A surname.

Etymology

Sense 1 is borrowed from Old Norse Baldr. Sense 2 is inherited from Old English Bealdhere (a male given name).

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