einherjar

English

Etymology

From Old Norse einherjar (plural, literally “lone fighters”) (rarely attested singular einheri).

Noun

einherjar pl (plural only)

(Norse mythology) The warriors who died fighting bravely and were brought by valkyries to Valhalla, where they feast and prepare for Ragnarok.

Translations

warriors who died bravely in battle

Japanese: エインヘルヤル (einheruyaru), エインヘリャル (einheryaru), エインヘリヤル (einheriyaru)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: einherje m

Nynorsk: einherje m

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse einn (“one; lone, single”) +‎ herjar (“army”, pl.).

Noun

einherjar (singular einheri)

(Norse mythology) the einherjar, dead warriors in Valhalla

Related terms

Einarr
Einheri (“Thor”)

Descendants

All North Germanic descendants are borrowed.

Icelandic: einherjar
Faroese: einherjar
Norwegian Nynorsk: einherjar
Swedish: einhärjar, enhärjar
Danish: einherjer, enherjer
- Norwegian Bokmål: einherjer
→ English: einherjar

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