Definiciones
Definiciones
1 penta
1. að, [Fr. peindre], to paint; ráfit (the roof) var allt steint ok pentað, Fms. v. 339; hann lét penta húfuna, he had the church ceiling painted, Bs. i. 830; hann lét Atla prest skrifara p. allt ræfr innan, í stöplinum ok svá bjórinn, 132; herra Ketill lét p. innan kirkjuna, Vm. 117; p. likneskju, Mar.; Máriu líkneski pentað; fjögur blöð pentuð, Pm. 1; pentuð lesbók, a painted, illuminated, book of lessons (see málbók). Ám. 35: metaph., pentaðar málsgreinir, painted phrases, Skálda.
2 penta
2. in mod. usage to stain one’s clothes with food whilst eating, penta sig; þú hefir pentað þig; pentaðu þig ekki!
3 penta
2. u, f. a spot of meat on the clothes in eating. pent-speldi, n. a bib or napkin tied round the neck of children when eating.
Inscripción rúnica
Inscripción rúnica
penta
El texto rúnico anterior representa la palabra nórdica antigua "penta" como podría aparecer en inscripciones rúnicas de la Era Vikinga (c. 800-1100 d.C.).