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dis (ligature)

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Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512 [s. xv–xviⁱⁿ], f. 33raFile:

Represents in Irish:

dis

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

tis / tis / dios / tios

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Combination

Notational device:

Ligature

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Ligature letters:

di (ligature)

Represents: di (Irish)di, ti, dio, tio (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

and

s (insular)

Represents: s (Irish)s (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: dis

In Latin: tis / tis / dios / tios

Comments:

The text of Bethu Brigte in Rawlinson B 512, which has been edited from this manuscript by Donncha Ó Aodha, includes the following examples:

Latin

• f. 32ra: pretiosam
• f. 33ra: lactis [...] facti(o)s (Ó Aodha emends the latter to factio)
• f. 33va: natiuitatis

Irish

• f. 33va: condicsidis (translitered by Ó Aodha as ‘co n-dichsidis’)

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dis (ligature)

Represents: dis (Irish)tis, dios, tios (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature