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ae (ligature allograph)

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Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 [s. xi/xii + s. xvii], f. 62rFile:

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Source: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 514 [s. xvi], f. 2vFile:

Letters displayed:

<ae / e>

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

Represents in Irish:

ae / ae□

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

ae / ae□

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Ligature

Components:

At the baseline:

Ligature letters:

a (pointed, triangular)

Represents: a (Irish)a (Latin)

and

Allograph of the letter e

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

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

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ae / ae□

In Latin: ae / ae□

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

aer (trigraph)

Represents: aer (Irish)

Notational device: Digraph

Entries related in meaning:

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

Digraph of a and e

Represents: ae (Irish)ae (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph

Ligature of a and e

Represents:

ae

Notational device: Ligature