fylkir

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulkijaz, from *fulką.

Noun

fylkir n (genitive fylkis, plural fylkjar)

  1. chief, king

Declension

Declension of fylkir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fylkir fylkirinn fylkjar fylkjarnir
accusative fylki fylkinn fylkja fylkjana
dative fylki fylkinum fylkjum fylkjunum
genitive fylkis fylkisins fylkja fylkjanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fylkir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive