Balder, -ur
[ON. Baldr, cogn. w. OE. baldor, bealdor hero, prince, f. bald: see bold.]
Name of a Scandinavian deity, occurring in certain plant-names:— Balder-herb (Amaranthus hypochondriacus); Balder brae, Balder's brae, Baldeyebrow [ON. Baldrs-brá] (Anthemis Cotula). See also baldmoney and badderlocks.
| 1552 Huloet, Baldar herbe. 1770 Bp. Percy Mallet's N. Antiq. (Bohn) 417 Thou may'st have some idea of the beauty of his hair when I tell thee that the whitest of all plants is called Baldur's brow. |