Eikþyrnir. [eik, oak, and þyrnir, a thorn]. A hart that stands over Odin’s hall (Valhal). From his antlers drops into the abyss water from which rivers flow. Eikthyrner.
Einheri; plural Einherjar. The only (ein) or great champions; the heroes who have fallen in battle and been admitted into Valhal. Einherje.
Eir. [The word means peace, clemency.] An attendant of Menglod, and the best of all in the healing art. Eir.
Eistla. One of Heimdal’s nine mothers. Eistla.
Eldhrímnir. [eld, fire, and hrímnir, the one producing rime]. The kettle in which the boar Sæhrimner is cooked in Valhal. Eldhrimner.
Eldir. The fire-producer; a servant of Æger. Elder.
Élivágar. The ice-waves; poisonous cold streams that flow out of Niflheim. Elivagar.
Embla. The first woman. The gods found two lifeless trees, the ask (ash) and the embla; of the ash they made man, of the embla, woman. It is a question what kind of tree the embla was; some suggest a metathesis, viz. emla, from almr (elm), but the compound emblu-askr, in one of Egil’s poems, seems to show that the embla was in some way related to the ash. Embla.
Eyrgjafa. One of Heimdal’s nine mothers. Eyrgjafa.
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