Fylkja

Old Norse Dictionary - fylkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylkja" in English.

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

fylkja
t, to draw up (a milit. term), absol. or with dat., Eg. 284, Fms. i. 19, viii. 407, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
dat.
dative.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
milit.
military.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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