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Digraphs, including ‘trigraphs’ and ligatures

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ac (ligature)

Represents: ac (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

acht

Digraph of a and e

Represents: ae (Irish)ae (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

ae (ligature allograph)

Represents: ae, ae□ (Irish)ae, ae□ (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

aer

Ligature of a and e

Represents:

ae

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

laech

saer

aer (trigraph)

Represents: aer (Irish)

Notational device: Digraph

ao (ligature)

Represents: ao (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

are (ligature of ar and e)

Represents: are (Irish)are, que(?) (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

uaire

arus (digraph)

Represents: arus (Irish)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

iaruslem, ierusalem

bre, ber (ligature)

Represents: bre, ber (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Digraph cc = g

Represents:

cc, g

Notational device: Digraph

De (ligature majuscule)

Represents: De (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

Debide

de (ligature with allograph e)

Represents: de (Irish)de (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

dec

depscop, d'epscop, d'epsc()p, deps(), d episcop()

de (ligature)

Represents: de (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

cride

Debide

side

dec (trigraph with ligatured e allograph)

Represents: dec (Irish)dec (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

di (ligature)

Represents: di (Irish)di, ti, dio, tio (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

dis, tis, dios, tios

dis (ligature)

Represents: dis (Irish)tis, dios, tios (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

do (digraph)

Represents:

do

Notational device: Digraph

dr (digraph)

Represents: dr (Irish)dr (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

dicitur

ea (digraph)

Represents:

ea

Notational device: Digraph

ea (ligature of allograph e and subscript a)

Represents: ea (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

ean

ea (ligature)

Represents: ea (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

ec (digraph)

Represents: ec (Irish)ec (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

ech

ech (digraph with spiritus asper)

Represents: ech (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Digraph

Examples in context:

imthechus

ed (digraph)

Represents: ed (Irish)ed (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

eg (digraph)

Represents: eg (Irish)eg (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

ei (digraph)

Represents: ei (Irish)ei (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

sein

eir (subscript ir)

Represents: eir (Irish)

Notational device: Digraph

eo (digraph)

Represents:

eo

Notational device: Digraph

ep (digraph)

Represents: ep (Irish)ep (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

epscop, epscup, epsc()p, eps(), episcopus, episcop()

eper (digraph)

Represents: eper (Irish)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

conepert, co n-epert

er (digraph)

Represents: er, Er (Irish)er (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

erenn, Erenn, erend, Erend, er(), Er()

et (digraph)

Represents: et (Irish)et, & (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

et and f (ligature)

Represents: ocus f, etf, et f (Irish)etf, et f (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

ocus for, et for

et and r (ligature)

Represents: etr, ocus r (Irish)etr, et r (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

ocus araile, et reliqua

eter

eter (ligature)

Represents: eter (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Ligature

gg (digraph)

Represents: gg (Irish)gg (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

he (ligature)

Represents: he (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Is (I through S)

Represents:

IS, Is

Notational device: Ligature

iS (vertical S through I)

Represents: IS, Is (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

na (digraph)

Represents:

na

Notational device: Digraph

ni (digraph)

Represents: ni (Irish)ni (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

ocus for (ligature)

Represents: ocus for, et for (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Ligature

oe (ligature with allograph e)

Represents: oe (Irish)oe (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

oeg

oeg (trigraph)

Represents: oeg (Irish)oeg (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

or (o + rotunda)

Represents: or (Irish)or (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

pr (digraph)

Represents: pr (Irish)pr (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

que (digraph)

Represents: ce (Irish)que (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

uisce

re (ligature with long e)

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

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

reg

ren

re (ligature with short e)

Represents: re (Irish)re (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

reg (ligature)

Represents: reg (Irish)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

regtaiss

ren (trigraph)

Represents: ren (Irish)ren (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

rr (ligature)

Represents: rr (Irish)rr (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

rr (rotunda)

Represents: rr (Irish)rr (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

secht (s and sed)

Represents: secht, seacht, ss() (Irish)ssed, ss() (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

si (digraph)

Represents: si (Irish)si (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

side

sin

sin (suspension stroke)

Represents:

sin

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Digraph

Examples in context:

in cruthsin, in cruth sin

sr (digraph)

Represents:

sr

Notational device: Digraph

digraph of long s and insular s

Represents:

ss

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

ass

friss

sus (digraph with long s)

Represents: sus, sas, sed, acht (Irish)sus, set, sed (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

ta (long headstroke)

Represents: ta (Irish)ta (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

ataa

Digraph for ti

Represents:

ti

Notational device: Digraph

to (digraph)

Represents:

to

Notational device: Digraph

ua (u wavy and subscript a)

Represents: ua (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Digraph

ui (digraph vi)

Represents: ui (Irish)ui (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

uis

ui (i with superscript u)

Represents: ui (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Digraph

Examples in context:

soduin

xp (ligature)

Represents: xp (Irish)xp (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

Crist, Críst, Christus, Christ()

xxx (trigraph)

Represents:

xxx, 30

Notational device: Digraph