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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ho’dur.
 
Balder’s twin brother; the God of Darkness; the blind god who killed Balder, at the instigation of Loki, with an arrow made of mistletoe. Hödur typifies night, as Balder typifies day. (Scandinavian mythology.)   1
       
“And Balder’s pile of the glowing sun
A symbol true blazed forth;
But soon its splendour sinketh down
When Höder rules the earth.”
       
Frithiof-Saga: Balder’s Bale-Fire.
 


 Hodge-podge (2 syl.).Hog, 

 
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