Ponta

Old Norse Dictionary - ponta

Meaning of Old Norse word "ponta" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ponta Old Norse word can mean:

ponta
1. að, = punkta, Skálda 176.
ponta
2. u, f. a mull, snuff-box with a ‘pointed’ end, shaped like a horn, freq. in mod. usage; for a sketch of one see Paikull’s Travels in Icel. pontu-stútr, m. the pointed end of a ponta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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