Fylgi
Old Norse Dictionary - fylgi
Meaning of Old Norse word "fylgi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fylgi can mean:fylgi
- fylgi
- n. = fylgð, help, support; vinátta ok fylgi, Ísl. ii. 125; varð Þorsteinn frægr af þessu f., Grett. 109 A; auka sér f., to win followers, Bs. i. 721; beiðslur eða f. partizanship, 869; heldr vilda ek hans f. hafa en tíu annarra, Nj. 183: mod. with the notion of energy, zeal, in backing a case.
- fylgi
- COMPDS: fylgi-kona, fylgilag, fylgisamr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)