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Vidar

Vidar

1 9.9
A Norse god who avenges Odin by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarok
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Vidar
  • Vidar, you do understand that:

Examples

  • No, Vidar, you are wrong!

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  • Vidar wrote: 3.

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  • Vidar says: March 9, 2011 at 3:21 am

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  • That doesn't increase your credibility, Vidar; quite the opposite.

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  • Vidar Schwencke Svendsen

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  • Has it ever occurred to you, Vidar, to question the ERA-40 resolution? Did you ever attempt what Willis did—to question the model and try to validate it?

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  • But Vidar, the god of vengeance, recovered first.

  • In mythology, Fenris was part of the Ragnarok battle and was foretold to be killed by Vidar in retaliation for the murder of Odin.

  • Vidar is known for avenging his father's death during Ragnarok.

Synonyms

Vitharr
vsVidar
  • Literature
9.9

A son of Odin who takes revenge for his father by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarok

is the same figure but uses a different modern spelling
Vithar
vsVidar
  • Literature
9.9

A god from Norse myths who is Odin's son and kills the wolf Fenrir to avenge his father at Ragnarok

is the same figure but written with an alternate spelling

Surface Forms

Vidar main

Etymology

Vidar comes from the old Norse name Víðarr, probably from víðr meaning 'wide' or from viðr meaning 'wood' or 'forest'. A helpful way to remember Vidar is to think of him as the 'wide one' or a 'forest warrior'—strong and silent, the god who can kill the wolf to get revenge for Odin.