fylfot

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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

The anstated cross of the Egyptians is such a symbol, the Buddhist wheel, and the fylfot or swastika inscribed within a circle, also those numerous Christian symbols combining the circle and the cross.

From The Beautiful Necessity Seven Essays on Theosophy and Architecture by Bragdon, Claude Fayette

I have remarked that the fylfot is sometimes described as being formed of four gammas conjoined in the centre.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

The Greek fret or key pattern, with which all are familiar, is a decorative development of the fylfot.

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