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Balder

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Bal·der or Bal·dur  (bôldr)
n. Mythology
The Norse god of light.
[Old Norse Baldr, from ballr, baldr, brave; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Balder [ˈbɔːldə]
n
(Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth a god, son of Odin and Frigg, noted for his beauty and sweet nature. He was killed by a bough of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Höd, misled by the malicious Loki
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Noun1.BalderBalder - (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
Baldr
Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity


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The rosy man had grown pale; his flesh had fallen away; he was visibly balder and older; and yet it was not so much these tokens of a swift physical decay that arrested the lawyer's notice, as a look in the eye and quality of manner that seemed to testify to some deep-seated terror of the mind.
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Even he was repelled by the stem command, ``Down, Balder, down
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