balder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (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
    Baldr.
  2. adjective satellite with no effort to conceal
    bald; barefaced.
    • a barefaced lie
  3. adjective satellite lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
    bald-headed; bald; bald-pated.
    • a bald pate
    • a bald-headed gentleman
  4. adjective satellite without the natural or usual covering
    denuded; bald; denudate.
    • a bald spot on the lawn
    • bare hills

WordNet

Bal"der noun
Etymology
Icel. Baldr, akin to E. bold.
Definitions
  1. (Scan. Myth.) The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. Written also Baldur.

Webster 1913