Vendill

Vendill
(also Vandill), m. a pr. name, Rafn 178, Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët.
2. Vandil, a local name, the northern part of Jutland in Denmark; á Vendli, Ýt. (whence prob. came the famous Vandals who conquered and sacked Rome, and who have left their name in Andal-usia in Spain); Vandils jörmungrund, the great land of Vandil = Jutland (?), on a Runic stone: Vendil-skagi, the Skaw or Skagerack, Knytl. S.
COMPDS: Vandilsbyggi, Vendilkráka.

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