BALDER

Balder, Baldr

(noun) (Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

balder

comparative form of bald

Anagrams

• bedral, blader, blared

Proper noun

Balder

(Norse mythology) The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Freya, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.

Anagrams

• bedral, blader, blared

Source: Wiktionary


Bal"der, n. Etym: [Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.] (Scan. Myth.)

Definition: The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also Baldur.]

BALD

Bald, a. Etym: [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p.p. of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball, by removing hair. sq. root85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a horse's forehead.]

1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak. On the bald top of an eminence. Wordsworth.

2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal. In the preface to his own bald translation. Dryden.

3. Undisguised. " Bald egotism." Lowell.

4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. [Obs.]

5. (Bot.)

Definition: Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat.

6. (Zoƶl.) (a) Destitute of the natural covering. (b) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced. Bald buzzard (Zoƶl.), the fishhawk or osprey.

– Bald coot (Zoƶl.), a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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