Fylki

Old Norse Dictionary - fylki

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylki" in English.

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

fylki Old Norse word can mean:

fylki: n. [from folk]

fylki: I. a county or shire; in Norway the land was divided into fylki, each of them ruled by a fylkir; átta fylkja þing, Fms. v. 4, Hkr. i. 62, passim; esp. with regard to the levy, as from each fylki twelve ships of war were to be levied; þat er fylki kallat er göra má at tólf skip, Fms. x. 306; þat kalla Norðmenn fylki sem eru tólf skip skipað með vápnum ok mönnum, ok á einu skipi nær sextigi manna eðr sjautigi, Ó. T. 35.

fylki: COMPDS: fylkiskirkja, fylkiskonungr, fylkismaðr, fylkisprestr, fylkisþing.

fylki: II. poët. a host in battle, Edda 108.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

esp.: especially.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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