Fylja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fylja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fylja

u, f. a filly (cp. fyl), in the pun, ek vil fá þér þar fylju er þú fær mér fola, I will give thee a filly for a foal, from a box on the ear being called ‘cheek-horse’ (kinn-hestr), Gísl. 27, 111.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛚᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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