Svínfylking

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svínfylking

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svínfylking" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

svínfylking: svínfylking, f. kiledannet Slagordning ellerOpstilling af Krigsfolket til forestaaende Kamp (= lat. porcinum caput Veget. de re milit. 3, 19 ad finem, Amm. Marcell.17, 3 ante med., se Forcellini IV, 739a75 fgunder porcinus 2); nú skulu vér þat ráðtaka at fylkja liði váru ok gera á svín-fylking Flat. I, 1408; ef þú ert staddr íbelli svínfylkingar, þá - Kgs. 85 &vl 8.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᛁᚿᚠᛦᛚᚴᛁᚿᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

ell.: eller.

f.: Feminin.

it.: italiensk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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