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u (superscript v)

Image:

Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D v 2 (a) (670) [s. xiv], f. 13rFile:

Letters displayed:

<v / u>

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

Represents in Irish:

□ru / □ur / □uir

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Position:

Superscript

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Equivalent form in minuscule:

u (regular), u (v-shaped)

Not to be confused with:

spiritus asper

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: □ru / □ur / □uir

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

d with u (superscript v)

Represents: dur, dru (Irish)dur, dru (Latin)

Notational device: Superscript letter

Examples in context:

druth

Entries related in meaning:

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

u (superscript)

Represents:

□ur, □ru, □uir

u (superscript rounded)

Represents: □ur, □ru, □uir (Irish)

ur (superscript hook)

Represents: □ur (Irish)□ur (Latin)

ur (superscript lemniscate)

Represents: □ur (Irish)□ur, □tur (Latin)

ur (superscript wavy)

Represents: □ur, □ru, u□ (rare) (Irish)