fylfot

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fylfot. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fylfot, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fylfot in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fylfot you have here. The definition of the word fylfot will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offylfot, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Fylfot.

Etymology

Uncertain, but likely from Middle English fillen (“to fill”) (from Old English fyllan) + fot (“foot”) (from Old English fōt), in reference to its use as a design to be placed at the bottom of stained-glass windows.

Pronunciation

Noun

fylfot (plural fylfots)

  1. A swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
    • 1968, The Discovery of Drama, page 378:
      Morley: A year and a half ago I stumbled into your gingerbread office, a lost, frightened soul in terrified flight across the great yawning terror of doubt—a human being, in short!—and you chanted some hagridden formulas and danged some fylfots...
    • 1982, Anthony Burgess, The End of the World News:
      There was a coffee tray on top of it, and spilt coffee part hid the fylfot design of the tray.

Translations

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia