Fylking

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fylking

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

2 fylking

COMPDS: fylkingararmr, fylkingarbroddr, fylkingaskipan.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

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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