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Fylfot — (altengl., d.h. Vierfuß), s.v.w. Hakenkreuz … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
fylfot — [fil′fät΄] n. [< FILL + FOOT: so called because used to fill the foot of a colored window] SWASTIKA (sense 1) … English World dictionary
Fylfot — For information about the symbol itself, see swastika. Notional arms Argent a fylfot azure (a blue fylfot on a white shield) – exemplifying the design of the fylfot commonly shown in modern heraldry texts. Fylfot or fylfot cross ( … Wikipedia
fylfot — Swastika Swas ti*ka, Swastica Swas ti*ca, n. [Also {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti walfare; su well + asti being.] A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms at right angles all in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fylfot — Pattern like a swastika; also known as a * cross cramponee . [< fylfot = fill foot = design to fill the foot of a stained glass window.] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
fylfot — noun Etymology: Middle English, device used to fill the lower part of a painted glass window (from a conjectural manuscript reading) Date: 1842 swastika … New Collegiate Dictionary
fylfot — /fil fot/, n. a swastika. [1490 1500; var. of fill foot foot filler] * * * … Universalium
fylfot — noun a) A swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction. b) A symbol used for the god Thor or the sun goddess in the modern pagan faith of Heathenry … Wiktionary
fylfot — fyl·fot || fɪlfÉ‘t / fÉ’t n. swastika … English contemporary dictionary
fylfot — [ fɪlfɒt] noun a swastika. Origin C15: perh. from fill foot pattern filling the foot of a painted window … English new terms dictionary
