Tionscadal na Nod

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tongat (example)

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Source: Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18, 1339) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²], p. 113b27File:

Letters displayed:

<tongat>

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

Represents in Irish:

tongat

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Example

Characters include:

n (regular)

Represents: n (Irish)n (Latin)

and

a (extended shaft)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (pointed, triangular)

Components include:

punctum delens (nasalisation)

Represents: (indicates nasalisation) (Irish)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: tongat

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