According to Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874), the concept of the einherjar links directly to the Old Norse name Einarr. Vigfússon comments that "the name Einarr is properly = einheri", and points to a relation to the term with the Old Norse common nouns einarðr (meaning "bold") and einörð (meaning "valour").Vigfusson (1874:121).
according to guðbrandur vigfússon (1874) the concept of the einherjar links directly to the old norse name einarr vigfússon comments that "the name einarr is properly = einheri" and points to a relation to the term with the old norse common nouns einarðr (meaning "bold") and einörð (meaning "valour")vigfusson (1874121)