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balder^¹

/bɔːld.ə/ UK
/bɔld.ɚ/ US
/bɑld.ɚ/ cot caught merger

adjective

comparative comparative form of bald: more bald

Balder^²

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Sense 1 is borrowed from Old Norse Baldr.

Sense 2 is inherited from Old English Bealdhere (a male given name).

proper noun Baldr · Baldur

Norse The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability. Among the Norse, the god Balder is the most closely associated with the solstices. In a myth that explains the actions of the midsummer and midwinter Sun, Balder, the son of the god Odin, was said to die at the hands of his evil brother, who wielded a mistletoe stake each summer solstice. He was reb
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@misc{balder_2026,
  title = {balder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}