Fylgju-engill

Old Norse Dictionary - fylgju-engill

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylgju-engill" in English.

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

fylgju-engill
m. a guardian angel, Nj. 157.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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