Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Borr

Son of Ymer, and father of Odin, Ville, Ve, and Hertha or Earth. The Celtic priests claimed descent from this deity. (Celtic mythology.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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