Puntr

Old Norse Dictionary - puntr

Meaning of Old Norse word "puntr" in English.

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

puntr Old Norse word can mean:

puntr: or pundr, m. [pundari, from its steel-yard-like shape], a windle-straw; beint þegar börðust punti. Gd.: = phleum Alpinum, Hjalt.

puntr: COMPDS: punthali, puntstrá.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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