Tionscadal na Nod
sechtmad (example)
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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D v 2 (a) (670) [s. xiv], f. (13a)rFile:
Letters displayed:
<7>
Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Represents in Irish:
7mad / sechtmad
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
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Example
Characters include:
7 (Arabic numeral)
Represents: 7, secht, seacht, vii (Irish)7, septem, vii (Latin)
Components include:
enclosing punctus (critical sign)
Represents:
(marks out special graphs)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Critical sign
m stroke with suspension stroke
Represents: □m(), □()m() (Irish)
Notational device: Superscript symbolMeaning
Represents:
In Irish: 7mad / sechtmad
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