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5. phi (critical sign)

phi (critical sign)

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Source: Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18, 1339) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²], p. 274File:

Letters displayed:

<ϕ / φ>

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

Represents in Irish:

(marks out verse)

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter, Critical sign

Comments

In LL, this Greek symbol sometimes occurs in the margin to alert the reader that the next lines contain verse rather than prose. Another example of this usage is in the annotated version of the Amra Choluim Chille in Rawlinson B 502 (see e.g. f. 59v).

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: (marks out verse)

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

Entries related in meaning:

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

.R. majuscule (marginal)

Represents: rosc(?), (marks out verse), (marks out special text form) (Irish)

Notational device: Baseline symbol, Critical sign

.r. (marginal)

Represents: rosc(?), (marks out verse), (marks out special text form) (Irish)

Notational device: Baseline symbol, Critical sign