fylfot
fylfot · fylfots
A swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise directionA swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
UK/ˈfɪl.fɒt/US/ˈfɪl.fɑt/
Meaning
1 sensesA swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
Origin
Uncertain, but likely from Middle English fillen (“to fill”) (from Old English fyllan) + fUncertain, 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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