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eth (Tironian et with spiritus asper)

Image:
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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406], f. 71rFile:
Letters represented:
eth / eadh
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Appearance
Build type:
Combination
Notational device:
Superscript symbol, Baseline symbol
Components:
In superscript:
Symbol(s):



Spiritus.png
spiritus asper
Represents: □h (Irish)
Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  punctum delens (lenition)
At the baseline:
Symbols:



Ocus.png
Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note)
Represents: ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish)et (Latin)
Meaning
Represents:
eth / eadh
Context