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bre, ber (ligature)

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

Letters displayed:

<b^e / b>

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

Represents in Irish:

bre / ber

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Ligature

Components:

In superscript:

Ligature letter(s):

e (superscript)

Represents: □er, □re, □e (Irish)□er, □re, □e (Latin)

At the baseline:

Ligature letters:

b (regular)

Represents: b (Irish)b (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: bre / ber

Context

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Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

Entries related in meaning:

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

b with suspension stroke

Represents: ber, bar, b() (Irish)b() (Latin)

Notational device: Superscript symbol

bre, ber (ligature)

Represents: bre, ber (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature