Fylkis-konungr
Old Norse Dictionary - fylkis-konungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fylkis-konungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fylkis-konungr
- m. the king or chief of a shire, Fms. iv. 140, x. 272, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁᛋ-ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)