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fylkingar-armr, m. wing of an army;
-broddr, m. vanguard of a host (í öndverðum -broddi).
fylkir (gen. -is), m. chief, king.
fylkis-konungr, m. chief of a district; a petty king.
fylkja (-ta, -tr), v. to draw up (in battle array), with dat., or absol.
fylla (-da, -dr), v. (1) to fill (f. e-t e-s or af e-u); (2) to complete, make up (f. þat, er á skortir); (3) to fulfil; (4) f. flokk e-s, to side with one; (5) refl., fyllast áhyggju ok hræðslu (gen.), to be filled with care and fear.
fylli, f. one's fill (gefa e-m f. sína matar ok drkkjar).
fylli-liga, adv. fully.
fylling, f. (1) filling; (2) fulfilment.
fyl-merr, f. a mare with a foal.
fyrðar, m. pl. men, warriors (poet.).
fyrir, prep., I. with dat. (1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin); f. dyrum, before the door; (2) before one, in one's presence; hón nefndist f. þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.; (3) for; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception; (4) before one, in one's way; fjörðr varð f. þeim, they came to a fjord; sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one; (5) naut. term. before, off; iggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the piers f. Humru-mynni, off the Humber; (6) before, at the head of, over; vera f. máli, to be over the troops; vera f. máli, to lead the case; sitja f. svörum, to undertake the defence; (7) of time, ago; f. þrem nóttum, three nights ago; f. stundu, a while ago; f. löngu, long, ago; vera f. e-u, to forebode (of a dream); (8) before, above, superior to; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers; (9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál f. þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs; tók at eyðast f. herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail (10) denoting obstacle, hindrance; mikit gøri þer mér f. þessu máli, you make this case hard for me; varð honum lítit f. því, it was a small matter for him; Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad; (11) because of, for; hon undi sér hvergri f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains; f. hræðslu, for fear; ilia fœrt f. ísum, scarcely, passable for ice; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay; f. því at, because, since, as; (12) against; gæt þin vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men; beiða griða Baldri f. alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm; (13) f. sér of oneself; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest; (14) denoting manner or quality, with; hvítr f. hærum, while with hoary hair; II. with acc. (1) before, in front of; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one's hands) before one's eyes; (2) before, into the presence of; stefna e-m f. dómstól, before a court; (3) over; hlaupa f. bjorg, to leap over a precipice; kasta f. borð, to throw overboard; (4) in one's way, crossing one's way; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them; (5) round, off; sigla f. nes, to weather a point; (6) along, all along, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other; draga ör f. odd, to draw the arrow past the point; (7) of time, f. dag, before day; f. e-s minni, before one's memory; (8) for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case; (9) for, for the benefit of; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses) (10) for, instead of, in place of, as; (11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan f. höggit); f. þín orð, for thy words (intercession); f. sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity; (12) denoting value, price; f. þrjár merkr, for three marks; f. hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; (13) in spite of, against (giptast f. ráð e-s); (14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (f. austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan)

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