Tionscadal na Nod

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5. x (regular)

x (regular)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406], f. 249vFile:

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406], f. 249rFile:

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406], f. 249rFile:

Represents in Irish:

x / 10 / deich

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

x / 10 / decem

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter, Numeral

Not to be confused with:

c (regular), m (allograph)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: x / 10 / deich

In Latin: x / 10 / decem

Comments:

In Irish, x is usually a short orthographic variant of chs.

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

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Críost (xp)

Represents: crist, críst, críost, Críst, Críost (Irish)

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x with suspension stroke

Represents: x(), cs() (Irish)x(), ()x() (Latin)

Notational device: Superscript symbol

Examples in context:

dixit

xp (ligature)

Represents: xp (Irish)xp (Latin)

Notational device: Ligature

Examples in context:

Crist, Críst, Christus, Christ()

xxx (trigraph)

Represents:

xxx, 30

Notational device: Digraph

Entries related in meaning:

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

x (regular)

Represents: x, 10, deich (Irish)x, 10, decem (Latin)