Editing Heimdall (section)

==Names and etymology==
The etymology of the name is obscure, but 'the one who illuminates the world' has been proposed. ''Heimdallr'' may be connected to ''Mardöll'', one of [[List of names of Freyja|Freyja's names]].<ref>Simek (2007:135 and 202).</ref> ''Heimdallr'' and its variants are usually [[Anglicisation|anglicized]] as ''Heimdall'' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|eɪ|m|d|ɑː|l}};<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/heimdall "Heimdall"]. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref> with the nominative ''-r'' dropped).

Heimdall is attested as having three other names; ''Hallinskiði'', ''Gullintanni'', and ''Vindlér'' or ''Vindhlér''. The name ''Hallinskiði'' is obscure, but has resulted in a series of attempts at deciphering it. ''Gullintanni'' literally means 'the one with the golden teeth'. ''Vindlér'' (or ''Vindhlér'') translates as either 'the one protecting against the wind' or 'wind-sea'. All three have resulted in numerous theories about the god.<ref>Simek (2007:122, 128, and 363).</ref>