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fylfot

[fil-fot] / ˈfɪl fɒt /
NOUN
swastika
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Hitler appropriated the symbol and inverted it so that the bent “s” structures face a reverse direction from the Christian fylfot cross.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2016

Known as fylfot cross, the swastikas are one of four variations of the Christian cross found in the church’s entryway.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2016

And now a luminous tuft shot into his bedroom and threw a figure on the wall, a strange figure, something like a fylfot, and it came from the sitting-room.

From In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales by Strindberg, August

The fylfot is frequently found in the Greek Church on the vestments of the clergy.

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)

One of the most singular, as well as most ancient, of the many forms and modifications of the cross is the "fylfot."

From The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness by Regester, J. A. (Jacob Asbury)




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