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ea (ligature)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394], f. 121vFile:

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Source: Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 1303 = Leabhar Í Eadhra (Book of O'Hara) [1597], p. 17File:

Letters displayed:

<ea / e>

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

Represents in Irish:

ea

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Ligature

Components:

At the baseline:

Ligature letters:

e (regular letter)

Represents: e (Irish)e (Latin)

In subscript:

Ligature letters:

a (subscript)

Represents:

a

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ea

Context

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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

ea (digraph)

Represents:

ea

Notational device: Digraph

ea (ligature of allograph e and subscript a)

Represents: ea (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature