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ua (u wavy and subscript a)

Image:

Source: Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 11 [s. xv²], p. 258File:

Letters displayed:

<a>

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

Represents in Irish:

ua

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Superscript symbol, Digraph

Components:

In superscript:

Symbol(s):

ur (superscript wavy)

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

In subscript:

Digraph letters:

a (subscript open)

Represents:

a

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  a (subscript)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ua

Comments:

A somewhat unusual example in that the wavy superscript symbol does not represent ur, as it commonly does, but u. Note also that it occurs on top of a subscript character and that the letter it represents comes before (rather than after) subscript a.

Type of unit:

Part of a word

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

Entries related in meaning:

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