Tionscadal na Nod

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5 with punctus (numeral)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 (1134) = Book of Fermoy [s. xiv/xv], p. 158aFile:

Letters displayed:

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Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.

Represents in Irish:

5 / cúig / v

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

5 / quinque / v

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Example

Characters include:

5 (Arabic numeral)

Represents: 5, cúig, v (Irish)5, quinque, v (Latin)

Components include:

enclosing punctus (critical sign)

Represents:

(marks out special graphs)

Notational device: Baseline symbol, Critical sign

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: 5 / cúig / v

In Latin: 5 / quinque / v

Context

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Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available

5 (Arabic numeral)

Represents: 5, cúig, v (Irish)5, quinque, v (Latin)

u (rounded allograph)

Represents: u, v (Irish)u, v (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  u (regular letter)

u (v-shaped)

Represents: u (Irish)u, v (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  u (regular letter)