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Puntr

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2 definitions

1 puntr

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

2 puntr

COMPDS: punthali, puntstrá.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

puntr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

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