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ch (spiritus asper)

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

Letters displayed:

<c>

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

Represents in Irish:

ch

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Superscript symbol

Components:

In superscript:

Symbol(s):

spiritus asper

Represents: □h (Irish)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  punctum delens (lenition)

At the baseline:

Alphabetic letters:

c (regular)

Represents: c (Irish)c (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ch

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

chomram

Represents: chomram (Irish)

chucumsa (example)

Represents: chucumsa (Irish)

Entries related in meaning:

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

ch (spiritus asper)

Represents: ch (Irish)

Notational device: Superscript symbol