Tionscadal na Nod
ao (ligature)
Image:
1.
![Ao-RawlB512f2r.png](/wikis/codecs/images/thumb/5/58/Ao-RawlB512f2r.png/133px-Ao-RawlB512f2r.png)
2.
![Ao-ligature-Laud615p133.png](/wikis/codecs/images/thumb/e/ea/Ao-ligature-Laud615p133.png/131px-Ao-ligature-Laud615p133.png)
1.
Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512 [s. xv–xviin], f. 2rFile:
2.
Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 615 = Saltair Choluim Chille [s. xvi1], p. 133File:
Letters displayed:
<ao / o>
Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Represents in Irish:
ao
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Appearance
Build type:
Combination
Notational device:
Ligature
Components:
At the baseline:
Ligature letters:
and
a (pointed, triangular)
Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)
o (regular letter)
Represents: o (Irish)o (Latin)
Meaning
Represents:
In Irish: ao
Type of unit:
Part of a word
Context