Hypertext Webster Gateway: "balder"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Balder \Bal"der\, n. [Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.] (Scan.
Myth.)
The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace;
the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also {Baldur}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Balder
n : (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 [syn: {Balder}, {Baldr}]
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