fylfot

[ fil-fot ]

noun

1. a swastika.

fylfot

/ ˈfaɪlfɒt /

noun

1. See swastika
   a rare word for swastika

Word History and Origins

Origin of fylfot¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fylfot¹

C16 (apparently meaning: a sign or device for the lower part or foot of a painted window): from fillen to fill + fot foot

Example Sentences

Both the Greek fret and the fylfot appear to have been unknown to the Semitic nations as an ornament or as a symbol.

From Project Gutenberg

The gallows from which he is suspended forms a Tau cross, while the figure—from the position of the legs—forms a fylfot cross.

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Why, the symbol of Buddha on the reverse of a coin found at Ugain is the same cross, the 'fylfot' of Thor.

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The fylfot is frequently found in the Greek Church on the vestments of the clergy.

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There can be no doubt that the fylfot throughout Eur-Asia had a symbolic significance, which in many places it still retains.

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