Tionscadal na Nod

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5. s (long)

s (long)

Image:

Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 [s. xi/xii + s. xvii], f. 48vaFile:

Letters displayed:

<s / ſ>

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

Represents in Irish:

s

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

s

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Notational device:

Allograph

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Allograph of:

s (insular)

Represents: s (Irish)s (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: s

In Latin: s

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

secht (s and sed)

Represents: secht, seacht, ss() (Irish)ssed, ss() (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

sr (digraph)

Represents:

sr

Notational device: Digraph

digraph of long s and insular s

Represents:

ss

Notational device: Digraph

Examples in context:

ass

friss

sus (digraph with long s)

Represents: sus, sas, sed, acht (Irish)sus, set, sed (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Entries related in meaning:

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

s (insular)

Represents: s (Irish)s (Latin)