Fylkis-konungr

Old Norse Dictionary - fylkis-konungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylkis-konungr" in English.

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

fylkis-konungr
m. the king or chief of a shire, Fms. iv. 140, x. 272, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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