Fylgð

Old Norse Dictionary - fylgð

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylgð" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fylgð Old Norse word can mean:

fylgð
f. a following, backing up, help, guidance; Gamli bauð honum menn til fylgðar, Grett. 109; fékk hann þeim mann til fylgðar, þann er vel kunni vegu alla, Fms. i. 72; í samsæti eðr fylgð, Sks. 370 B: fylgðar-lauss, adj. without help, alone, Fms. ii. 280; fylgðar-maðr, m. a follower, attendant, guide, Nj. 142, Ld. 48, Sturl. ii. 249 C.
fylgð
2. party, followers; þeir feðgar völdu menn mjök at afli til fylgðar við sik, Eg. 84; vera í fylgð með e-m, Nj. 62: veita e-m styrk ok fylgð, Fms. i. 20; eigi verri til fylgðar en röskr maðr, Nj. 106; fór þat lið heim er honum þótti minni fylgð (less support, use) í, Fms. iv. 350; fylgð ok þjónusta, Eg. 474: of the body-guard of kings or princes, like the comitatus of Tacitus, vide esp. n. G. l. ii. Hirðskrá ch. 32; fylgð forn ok ný, the old and new body-guard, id.; halda f., to wait upon the king, Fms. viii. 166: fylgðar-hald, n. attendance upon the king, n. G. l. l. c.; fylgðar-horn, n. a horn to call the king’s men together, n. G. l. ii; fylgðar-menn, m. pl. men attending upon the king, id. passim.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
ch.
chapter.
esp.
especially.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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