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Baldur

Baldur proper noun: the Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.

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Proper noun

Baldur

  1. (Norse) The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.
    • But the fate of Baldur, the most amiable and beloved of Asa gods, is, we think, by far the most pleasing of the Scandinavian Myths, although less characteristic of the warlike temper just mentioned than some of the others.1836, The Foreign Quarterly Review, volume 16, page 443
    • In the god Baldur the legend recognizes the god of the earth-sun, the earth force. No being of the earth can approach him with hostility. Hence also the god whom the German legend knew to be a straggler, namely Loki, cannot kill Baldur with anything belonging to the earth; he has to kill him with a...1993, Rudolf Steiner, Apocalypse of Saint John, page 99

Forms of Baldur

alternative formBalder
alternative formBaldr

Questions about Baldur

What does Baldur mean?
Baldur means the Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability.
What part of speech is Baldur?
Baldur is a proper noun.

Words near Baldur in the dictionary

  1. Balduc
  2. Balducci
  3. Balduccis
  4. balductum
  5. balductums
  6. Baldur
  7. Baldwin
  8. Baldwin County
  9. Baldwin effect
  10. Baldwin effects
  11. Baldwin Harbor

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