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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
Category relationships: Norse Mythology
Generic synonyms: Norse Deity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hothr
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 ..."