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einherjar

/eɪnˈhɛɹ.jɑɹ/

einherjar noun: the warriors who died fighting bravely and were brought by valkyries to Valhalla, where they feast and prepare for Ragnarok.

Noun

einherjar pl (plural only)

  1. (Norse, plural, plural-only) The warriors who died fighting bravely and were brought by valkyries to Valhalla, where they feast and prepare for Ragnarok.
    • "We're the chosen of Odin, soldiers in his eternal army. The word einherjar is usually translated as lone warriors, but that doesn't really capture the meaning. It's more like...the once warriors—the warriors that fought bravely in the last life and will fight bravely again on the Day of Doom....2015, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer, page 60

Origin of einherjar

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

Questions about einherjar

What does einherjar mean?
Einherjar means the warriors who died fighting bravely and were brought by valkyries to Valhalla, where they feast and prepare for Ragnarok.
What part of speech is einherjar?
Einherjar is a noun.
How do you pronounce einherjar?
Einherjar is pronounced /eɪnˈhɛɹ.jɑɹ/.

Words near einherjar in the dictionary

  1. eina
  2. Einang stone
  3. Eindhoven
  4. Eine
  5. einheriar
  6. einherjar
  7. einkanter
  8. einkanters
  9. einkorn
  10. einkorn wheat
  11. einkorn wheats

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