Tionscadal na Nod

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et (digraph)

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

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D iv 1 [s. xiv / xv], f. 2rbFile:

Letters displayed:

<et / &>

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

Represents in Irish:

et

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

et / &

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)

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t (regular)

Represents: t (Irish)t (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: et

In Latin: et / &

Context

Language:

Latin

See also

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

Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note)

Represents: ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish)et (Latin)

us (symbol)

Represents: us, as, os (Irish)us, et, () (Latin)