fylfot

[ fil-fot ]

/ ˈfɪl fɒt /

a swastika.

Origin of fylfot

First recorded in 1490–1500; variant of fill-foot foot filler

fy, fyce, fyi, fyke, fylde, fylfot, fyn, fynbos, fyrd, fyrom, fytte

The gallows from which he is suspended forms a Tau cross, while the figure—from the position of the legs—forms a fylfot cross.

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot |L. W. de Laurence
Both the Greek fret and the fylfot appear to have been unknown to the Semitic nations as an ornament or as a symbol.

The Swastika |Thomas Wilson
There can be no doubt that the fylfot throughout Eur-Asia had a symbolic significance, which in many places it still retains.

Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon
In Ireland, however, and in Scotland, the fylfot seems to have marked Christian sepulchres.

Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon

It was long ago remarked that the fylfot is almost exclusively an Aryan symbol.

Evolution in Art |Alfred C. Haddon

fylfot

/ (ˈfaɪlfɒt) /

a rare word for swastika

C16 (apparently meaning: a sign or device for the lower part or foot of a painted window): from fillen to fill + fot foot