Fylking

Old Norse Dictionary - fylking

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylking"

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

Old Norse word fylking can mean:fylking

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.
fylking
COMPDS: fylkingararmr, fylkingarbroddr, fylkingaskipan.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

Works & Authors cited:

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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