einherjar

== English == === Etymology === From Old Norse einherjar (plural, literally “lone fighters”) (rarely attested singular einheri). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɪnˈhɛɹ.jɑɹ/ === 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 ==== == 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 German: Einherjer, Einherier