fylfot
Meaning
A swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
Synonyms
Translations
Hakenkreuz
svastika
fylfot
hakenkruis ''n'' swastika ''m''
الصليب المعقوف
gamall haç صليب معقوفPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪl.fɒt/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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