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oe (ligature with allograph e)

Image:
Oe-RawlB512-f33va.png
Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512 [s. xv–xviin], f. 33vaFile:
Letters displayed:
<oe / e>
Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Represents in Irish:
oe
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Represents in Latin:
oe
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Appearance
Build type:
Combination
Notational device:
Ligature
Components:
At the baseline:
Ligature letters:



O2a.png O2b.png O3a.png
o (regular letter)
Represents: o (Irish)o (Latin)
and



E-allograph.png E-allo-LLp113b.png
Allograph of the letter e
Represents: e, e□ (Irish)e, e□ (Latin)
Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  e (regular letter)
Meaning
Represents:
In Irish: oe
In Latin: oe
Context
Frequency:
rare