Tionscadal na Nod

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ean (with ligature)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394], f. 121vFile:

Letters displayed:

<ean / en>

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

Letters represented:

ean

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Example

Characters include:

ea (ligature of allograph e and subscript a)

Represents: ea (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Meaning

Represents:

ean

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