fylfot

American  

[fil-fot] / ˈfɪl fɒt /

noun

1. a swastika.

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fylfot British  

/ ˈfaɪlfɒt /

noun

1. a rare word for swastika

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Etymology

Origin of fylfot

First recorded in 1490–1500; variant of fill-foot foot filler

Example Sentences

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fylfot

Known as fylfot cross, the swastikas are one of four variations of the Christian cross found in the church’s entryway.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2016

Hitler appropriated the symbol and inverted it so that the bent “s” structures face a reverse direction from the Christian fylfot cross.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2016

One of the most singular, as well as most ancient, of the many forms and modifications of the cross is the "fylfot."

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by J. A. (Jacob Asbury) Regester

The designs in the Navajo rugs are many, and mostly in angles and straight lines, the serrated diamond design being common, as is the swastika or fylfot.

From Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern A Handbook for Ready Reference by Rosa Belle Holt

Take the ancient Gaulish coins, for instance, and the fylfot and ordinary Greek cross abound; take the ancient British coins of the age long prior to Christianity, and the same thing occurs.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous