Redbeard

English

Etymology

red +‎ beard

Proper noun

Redbeard

1. (Norse mythology, sagas and Heathenry, kenning) The god Thor.
   • 1989, Eldred Thorsson, A Book of Troth (Llewellyn Publications, ISBN 0-87542-777-4), page 146:

     Redbeard!

   • 1999, Thunder, issue 10, How Sif Got Her Golden Hair (Thorskegga Thorn)

     The radiant goddess, wise in womans^[sic] wisdom, foresaw a future as secure as the oak pillars of redbeards^[sic] hall, and knew true hearts^[sic] gladness as the sacred vows were made.

See also

• Heathenry
• kenning

Anagrams

• debarred