Definition of Hothr

1. Noun. (Norse mythology) a blind god; misled by Loki, he kills his brother Balder by throwing a shaft of mistletoe.

Exact synonyms: Hoder, Hodr, Hodur, Hoth
Category relationships: Norse Mythology
Generic synonyms: Norse Deity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hothr

Horus
Horæ
Hos.
Hoschander
Hosea
Hosni Mubarak
Hosta
Hostaceae
Hot Springs
Hot Springs National Park
Hotchin
Hotchkin
Hotchkiss
Hotei
Hoth
Hothr
Hotmailer
Hotot
Hottentot
Hottentot's bread
Hottentot's bread vine
Hottentot's fig
Hottentot bread
Hottentot bread vine
Hottentot fig
Hottentot tea
Hottentot teal
Hottentot teals
Hottentotism
Hottentotisms

Literary usage of Hothr

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1837)
"That Hedar (of which he assigns the roots) in Danish hothr, now Hoath, is the same word as erath, arath, hearth,—differing from it only in the transposition ..."

2. A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies by John Burke (1838)
"Ellen, m. nrat, to Thomas Vaudrey, esq. and secondly, tu T milord, of Trafford. Mr. hothr d. in I WI, and was .1. by bin eldest non, SIB \\ii.iun ..."

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