Tionscadal na Nod

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a (subscript)

Image:

Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394], f. 121vFile:

Letters displayed:

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

Letters represented:

a

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Position:

Subscript

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Has allographs:

a (subscript open)

Represents:

a

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (subscript)

Meaning

Represents:

a

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

ea (ligature of allograph e and subscript a)

Represents: ea (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

ean

ea (ligature)

Represents: ea (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature

Entries related in meaning:

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

a (allograph)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

open allograph of a

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

a (extended shaft)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

a (pointed, triangular)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

a (rounded)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

a (subscript)

Represents:

a

a (subscript open)

Represents:

a

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (subscript)