Hothr

Hothr
noun
(Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
Syn: ↑Hoth, ↑Hoder, ↑Hodr, ↑Hodur
Topics: ↑Norse mythology
Instance Hypernyms: ↑Norse deity

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  • Höðr — (often anglicized as Hod [The name Höðr is thought to be related to höð , battle , and mean something like killer . This would seem to fit with the god s mythological role. In the standardized Old Norse orthography the name is spelled… …   Wikipedia

  • Hodr — prop. n. 1. A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe. Syn: Hoth, Hothr, Hoder. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Old Norse orthography — This article is part of a series on: Old Norse Dialects …   Wikipedia

  • Hoder — noun (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe • Syn: ↑Hoth, ↑Hothr, ↑Hodr, ↑Hodur • Topics: ↑Norse mythology • In …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hodr — noun (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe • Syn: ↑Hoth, ↑Hothr, ↑Hoder, ↑Hodur • Topics: ↑Norse mythology • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hodur — noun (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe • Syn: ↑Hoth, ↑Hothr, ↑Hoder, ↑Hodr • Topics: ↑Norse mythology • In …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hoth — noun (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe • Syn: ↑Hothr, ↑Hoder, ↑Hodr, ↑Hodur • Topics: ↑Norse mythology • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Norse deity — noun a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen • Topics: ↑antiquity • Hypernyms: ↑deity, ↑divinity, ↑god, ↑immortal • Hyponyms: ↑Aesir, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Norse mythology — noun the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity • Regions: ↑Germany, ↑Federal Republic of Germany, ↑Deutschland, ↑FRG • Members of this Topic: ↑Asgard, ↑Valhalla, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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