Borr or Burr (sometimes anglicized Bor or Bur) was the son of Búri (Buri) and the father of Odin, Vili, and Ve in Norse mythology. His wife was Bestla, daughter of the frost giant Bolthorn. He is mentioned in the Gylfaginning part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda.
[Búri] gat son þann er Borr er nefndr. Hann fekk þeirar konu er Bestla er nefnd, dóttir Bölþorns jötuns, ok gátu þau þrjá sonu. Hét einn Óðinn, annarr Vili, þriði Vé.
Normalized Text of W
[Búri] begat a son called Borr, who wedded the woman named Bestla, daughter of Bölthorn the giant; and they had three sons: one was Odin, the second Vili, the third Vé.
Brodeur's translation
Borr is not mentioned again in the Prose Edda. In skaldic and eddaic poetry Odin is occasionally referred to as Borr's son but no further information on Borr is given. Other sources are silent.
The role of Borr in the mythology is unclear and there is no indication that he was worshiped in Norse paganism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borr
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