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Vendill

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3 definitions

1 Vendill

(also Vandill), m. a pr. name, Rafn 178, Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët.

2 Vendill

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.

3 Vendill

COMPDS: Vandilsbyggi, Vendilkráka.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

Vendill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Vendill" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
part
participle.
pr.
proper.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
Runic
Runic.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Knytl.
Knytlinga Saga. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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