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Baseline symbols

This page assembles a variety of written symbols (mostly non-alphabetic) that occur at the baseline, such as Tironian notes, select allograph forms of alphabetic symbols, and punctuation marks.

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ar (q with stroke through descender)

Represents: ar (Irish)quia, quam, quod, qu() (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol

Examples in context:

air

are, que(?)

arr

arus

iarum, íarum, íarom, íaram, iaramh

tarb

cath, kalendae (.k.)

Represents: cath, kalendae (Irish)

Notational device: Baseline symbol

ceann faoi eite (also ceann fa eite or in an earlier form, cenn fo eitte)

Represents: (marks continuation of text from the line below) (Irish)

Notational device: Punctuation

colon with upward curve (positura)

Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation

con (reversed c)

Represents: con (Irish)con (Latin)

Examples in context:

conepert, co n-epert

conacht, Conacht

conall, Conall

conchobar, Conchobar

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conn, con()

connacht, Connacht

cross stroke through stem

Represents:

()□, □()

Examples in context:

ailill, Ailill

ben, bene

no, nó, ()l, uel, vel

Allograph of the letter e

Represents: e, e□ (Irish)e, e□ (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  e (regular letter)

Examples in context:

ae, ae□

cet, Cet

de

ea

ea

ec

ed

eg

ei

eo

ep

eper

er, Er

et, &

oe

oen

re, re□

eius (inverted e)

Represents: eius (Latin)

enclosing punctus (abbreviating device)

Represents:

□()

Notational device: Baseline symbol

Examples in context:

cath, kalendae

cet, cét, céad

colum cille, Colum Cille

ed ón, eadh on, id est

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míle, m()

mortuus est

rí, ríg, r()

rosc(?), (marks out verse), (marks out special text form)

rosc(?), (marks out verse), (marks out special text form)

Uí, hUí

enim (Tironian note)

Represents: enim (Latin)

est (symbol 1)

Represents: est, aist (Irish)est (Latin)

Examples in context:

esti, aisti

quod est

eth (Tironian et with spiritus asper)

Represents:

eth, eadh

Notational device: Superscript symbol, Baseline symbol

Examples in context:

cethra

Latin id est, Irish ed ón

Represents: ed ón, eadh on (Irish)id est (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol

Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note)

Represents: ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish)et (Latin)

Examples in context:

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éad

ocus f, etf, et f

etr, ocus r, et r

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etcetera, etc.

eth, eadh

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eth, eadh

te(i)t, té(i)t

per (p with cross stroke)

Represents: per (Irish)per, par, por (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol

Examples in context:

eper

punctus and stroke (positura)

Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation

punctus with comma positura

Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation

r (rotunda)

Represents:

r

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  r (regular)

Examples in context:

cormac, Cormac

dr

or

pr

rr

us (symbol)

Represents: us, as, os (Irish)us, et, () (Latin)

Examples in context:

agus

arus

fergus, Fergus

gus

imthechus

ce, que

acht, set, sed

sus, sas, sed, acht, set

tuicius, tuicios

tusso

Latin vel, Irish nó, no (l with stroke)

Represents: no, nó, ()l (Irish)uel, vel (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol

Examples in context:

ailill, Ailill