Punktr

Old Norse Dictionary - punktr

Meaning of Old Norse word "punktr" in English.

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

punktr Old Norse word can mean:

punktr: m. [Lat.], a point, Rb. 470: a degree or part of the circumference of a circle, Rb.

punktr: 2. a full stop in writing.

punktr: II. the point or nick of time; í þann punkt, sama punkt, í sagðan punkt, Stj., Mar., and passim in writers of the. 14th century, e. g. Bs. ii.

punktr: 2. a point, case, Bs. i. 730.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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