Fylking

Old Norse Dictionary - fylking

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylking" in English.

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

fylking Old Norse word can mean:

fylking: f. battle array, the ranks, Hkr. ii. 371, Eg. 268, 286, Nj. 274, Fms. i. 45, vi. passim; the Lat. legio is rendered by fylking, Róm. 260, 298.

fylking: COMPDS: fylkingararmr, fylkingarbroddr, fylkingaskipan.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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