fylgd

From Old Norse fylgð, from Proto-Germanic *fulgidō.

• IPA^(key): /fɪlt/

  Rhymes: -ɪlt

fylgd f (genitive singular fylgdar, nominative plural fylgdir)

1. following, guidance, accompaniment

   það eru ekki hægðir á að veita honum fylgd

   it isn't easy to follow him

2. company, following, support, retinue

   Synonym: lið

   herraleg fylgd

   a respectable following

   heita e-m fylgd

   promise someone support

3. assistance, use

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “fylgd”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “fylgd”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “fylgd” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “fylgd”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

fylgd f (definite singular fylgda, indefinite plural fylgder, definite plural fylgdene)

1. alternative form of følgd

fylgd (neuter singular fylgt, definite singular and plural fylgde)

1. past participle of fylgja and fylgje