| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Balder |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Bal·der |
| PRONUNCIATION: | bôl d r |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or Bal·dur |
| NOUN: | Mythology The Norse god of light. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Old Norse Baldr, from ballr, baldr, brave. See bhel-2 in Appendix I.
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