Tionscadal na Nod

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mac (mc with suspension stroke)

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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: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 [s. xi/xii + s. xvii], f. 53rFile:

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Letters displayed:

<mc>

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

Represents in Irish:

mac / maic / meic

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Example

Components include:

suspension stroke

Represents:

□n, □(), n□, ()□

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: mac / maic / meic

Type of unit:

Lexical item

Lexical class:

noun

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

mac (m with superscript c)

Represents: mac, maic, meic (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript letter