hothr

Questions about hothr

What does hothr mean?

hothr 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 hothr?

hothr has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. 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 hothr?

Close synonyms include Hoth, Hoder, 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 hothr a common word?

hothr is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.