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hoc (h with abbreviating punctus)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 25 (1229) = Lebor na hUidre [s. xi/xii], p. 6bFile:
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Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Represents in Latin:
hoc
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
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Combination
Notational device:
Superscript symbol
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punctus superscript (abbreviating device)
Represents: miscellaneous (Latin)
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Alphabetic letters:



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h (regular)
Represents: h (Irish)h (Latin)
Meaning
Represents:
In Latin: hoc
Context