Note 154 — Chapter XIII · TO EASTERN ICELAND—WE REACH MÝ-VATN.
Reading edition
The Dictionary gives “Grip-deildir,” rapine, robbery. Deild (dole, deal) and Deildir (dealings) are common in local names, especially to boundary places which have caused lawsuits, e.g., Deildará (boundary-river), Deildar-hvammr, etc.