Höðr

US/ˈhoʊdɚ/US/ˈhɑdɚ/UK/ˈhəʊdə/UK/ˈhɒdə/

proper noun

The blind son of the Norse gods Odin and Frigg, whom Loki tricked into shooting Baldur with a mistletoe arrow.

OriginIcelandic Höðr ← Old Norse Hǫðr →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hǫðr · alternative Hod · alternative Hoder · alternative Hodur · alternative Hodr · alternative Hödr · alternative Höd · alternative Hoth · alternative Hödur · alternative Hödhr · alternative Höder · alternative Hothr · alternative Hodhr · alternative Hodh · alternative Hother · alternative Höthr

  1. Norsehuman sciencesThe blind son of the Norse gods Odin and Frigg, whom Loki tricked into shooting Baldur with a mistletoe arrow.

Origin

  1. Old NorseHǫðr
  2. IcelandicHöðr
  3. EnglishHöðr

From Icelandic Höðr and Old Norse Hǫðr.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 霍德爾 /霍德尔
  • 霍德爾 /霍德尔blind Norse god
Danish Høder
  • Høderblind Norse god
German Hödur
  • Hödurblind Norse god
Greek Χοντ
  • Χοντ (Chont)blind Norse god
Icelandic Höðr, Höður
  • Höðrblind Norse god
  • Höðurblind Norse god
Swedish Höder, Höd
  • Höderblind Norse god
  • Hödblind Norse god
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APA

Höðr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%B6%C3%B0r

MLA

“Höðr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%B6%C3%B0r. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Höðr,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/H%C3%B6%C3%B0r.

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