poinct

Middle French

Etymology

Altered to reflect the Latin etymology, from Old French point, from Latin punctus.

Noun

poinct m (plural poincts or poinctz)

  1. point (piece of information)
    • 1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:
      Voy cy bien un aultre poinct, lequel ne consyderez.
      Here's another point that you're not considering.

Adverb

poinct

  1. (with ne) not (indicates negation of a verb)

Descendants
  • French: point
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.