Re: was The Finnic issue

>
> Also
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendsyssel
> 'Vendel (Old Danish Wændil) was also the ancient name of the
> Limfjord itself.'
> The
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limfjord
> would be on the route between the Armorican and the Baltic Veneti.
> According to
> http://www.thistedmuseum.dk/Historisk%20%C3%85rbog/%C3%85rgang%201963/Rolighed,%20Jens%20%20%20Fra%20Vust%20sogn%20i%20svundne%20tider.pdf
> there was a portage at
> Vust, 1231 Vrst (as an island), 1465 Wost, locally [u?st]

http://maps.google.dk/maps?q=vust&hl=da&sll=55.869147,11.228027&sspn=6.797677,14.128418&z=14

> with the NWBlock/Venetic ending -st-

HÃ¥ndbog i danske stednavne
'162. Vust s. V. Han h. 1200-t. Vrst, 1465 Wost.
Navnet yderst dunkelt. ...' [extremely opaque]
cf.
'161. Vrist, Harboør s. Vandfuld h. 1595 Paa Wrist, 1610 wrist.
Subst. wrist „bøjning, bugt".' [ie. cognate with English wrist; ??]
http://maps.google.dk/maps?q=vrist&hl=da&ll=56.612798,8.098297&spn=0.208198,0.441513&sll=57.122078,9.110413&sspn=0.205382,0.441513&z=11
at another old exit from the Limfjord


Torsten