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s insular with cross stroke

Image:
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S-cross-stroke-23P12f177ra.png
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S-cross-stroke-(LeabarOllaman)-23P12f163va.png
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S-horstroke-23P12f168ra.png
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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. 177raFile:
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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. 163vaFile:
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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. 168raFile:
Letters displayed:
<s>
Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Represents in Irish:
ser / s()r / s()
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Represents in Latin:
s() / secund()
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Appearance
Build type:
Combination
Notational device:
Subscript symbol
Components:
At the baseline:
Alphabetic letters:



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s (insular)
Represents: s (Irish)s (Latin)
In subscript:
Symbols:



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cross stroke (subscript)
Represents: □(), □()r, (miscellaneous) (Irish)
Meaning
Represents:
In Irish: ser / s()r / s()
In Latin: s() / secund()
Context