fylkja

Icelandic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fylkja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of fylki

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fylkja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²fʏlça/

Verb

fylkja (present tense fylkjer, past tense fylkte, past participle fylkt, passive infinitive fylkjast, present participle fylkjande, imperative fylk)

  1. (historical) to draw up (in battle array)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulkiją, from *fulką.

Verb

fylkja

  1. to draw up (in battle array)
    fylkja hamalt
    to draw up a wedge-shaped phalanx

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • folk (troop; people)
  • fylki (district, county, shire (in Norway); battalion, host (in battle))
  • fylkir (chief, king)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: fylkja
  • Faroese: fylkja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fylkja
  • Old Swedish: fylkia
  • Danish: fylke

References

  • fylkja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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