Punktr

Old Norse Dictionary - punktr

Meaning of Old Norse word "punktr"

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

Old Norse word punktr can mean:punktr

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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