Fylja
Old Norse Dictionary - fylja
Meaning of Old Norse word "fylja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)