Noun: poynt
| Sg. | poynt |
| Pl. | poyntes; poyns |
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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This is the idea, to speak briefly and clearly: / That each of you, to make our way feel short, / Shall tell two tales on this journey […] [14ᵗʰ Century, Chaucer, General Prologue This is the poynt, to speken short and pleyn: / That ech of yow, to shorte with oure weye, / In this viage shal telle tales tweye […]]
Nouns inflected like poynt
besaunt,
oynement,
mount,
poynt,
art,
garnement,
serjaunt,
servaunt,
gernet,
talent,
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French point and Anglo-Norman puingte.
Verbs referencing "poynt"
English Nouns
point.
Translations