Vidar

//ˈvidɑɹ// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A god, son of Odin. Norse

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balderbragideitydonarfaunfertility god

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"Brahe died in 1601. His last words, "Ne frusta vixisse vidar" (may I not seem to have lived in vain), were recorded by his assistant Kepler."

Etymology

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”).

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