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HODER

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Overview

HODER (noun)
  The noun HODER has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoeplay

  Familiarity information: HODER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HODER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hoder; Hodr; Hodur; Hoth; Hothr

Instance hypernyms:

Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)


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