Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Balder /(ba̤l"dẽr)/ · Bal·der · IPA /bɔld.ɚ/ 01 prop. n. The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya. 1. The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace; the son of Odin and Freya.(Scan. Myth.)