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Gender Feminine

Meaning & History

From Old Norse fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish följa and modern Danish and Norwegian følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born. The fylgja often takes the form of an animal.
Added 2/14/2016 by lilolaf
Edited 1/3/2021 by cutenose, Beautiful Victory and Mike C