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HOTHR
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• HOTHR (noun)
The noun HOTHR has 1 sense:
1. (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe
Familiarity information: HOTHR used as a noun is very rare.
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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