noun
- a swastika, especially when used as a heraldic symbol or decorative motif
Usage: archaic; heraldic
Examples
- The ancient manuscript was decorated with fylfots around the border.
- Medieval churches sometimes featured fylfots as architectural ornaments.
- The heraldic shield bore a fylfot as its central charge.
- Archaeological finds revealed pottery decorated with fylfot patterns.
- The term fylfot predates the modern associations with the swastika symbol.