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ei (digraph)

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Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 [s. xi/xii + s. xvii], f. 72vbFile:

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Source: Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 1303 = Leabhar Í Eadhra (Book of O'Hara) [1597], p. 17File:

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Source: Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 1303 = Leabhar Í Eadhra (Book of O'Hara) [1597], p. 17File:

Letters displayed:

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

Represents in Irish:

ei

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

ei

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Digraph

Components:

At the baseline:

Digraph letters:

Allograph of the letter e

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

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  e (regular letter)

In subscript:

Digraph letters:

i (subscript)

Represents: i (Irish)i (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ei

In Latin: ei

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

sein (example)

Represents: sein (Irish)

Entries related in meaning:

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