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Ponta

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 ponta

1. að, = punkta, Skálda 176.

2 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.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ponta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ponta" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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

Works & Authors

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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