Etymology

Höðr

Today it means: The blind son of the Norse gods Odin and Frigg, whom Loki tricked into shooting Baldur with a mistletoe arrow. Full definition →

Icelandic Höðr ← Old Norse Hǫðr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · borrowed fromHǫðr
  2. Icelandic · borrowed fromHöðr
  3. English todayHöðr

From Icelandic Höðr and Old Norse Hǫðr.

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