hoder

Questions about hoder

What does hoder mean?

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

How many syllables are in hoder?

hoder has 2 syllables and divides as ho-der under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hoder?

Close synonyms include Hoth, Hothr, Hodr, Hodur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hoder a common word?

hoder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.