Punkta

Old Norse Dictionary - punkta

Meaning of Old Norse word "punkta" in English.

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

punkta: punktera, ponta, að, [Lat.], to point, dot, Skálda (Edda ii. 401); ráfrit var allt steint ok punkterað, Fms. v. 339: to point with a full stop, Skálda (Edda ii. 104): metaph. to point out, Dipl. ii. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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