Etymology

balder

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Today it means: The Norse god of light and purity, a son of Odin and Frigg, known for his beauty and near-invulnerability. Full definition →

Old Norse Baldr ← Old English Bealdhere
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromBealdhere
  2. Old Norse · borrowed fromBaldr
  3. English todayBalder

Sense 1 is borrowed from Old Norse Baldr. Sense 2 is inherited from Old English Bealdhere (a male given name).

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