Tionscadal na Nod

Allograph of the letter e

Image:

1.

2.

1.

Source: Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18, 1339) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²], p. 113bFile:

2.

Source: Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18, 1339) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²], p. 113bFile:

Letters displayed:

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

Represents in Irish:

e / e□

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

e / e□

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Notational device:

Allograph

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Allograph of:

Represents: e (Irish)e (Latin)

Comments

This allograph of the letter e is commonly combined with a second letter or symbol to form a digraph (hence the second image above).

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: e / e□

In Latin: e / e□

Context