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ea (ligature)

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<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

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Ligature letters:

e (regular letter)

Represents: e (Irish)e (Latin)

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Ligature letters:

a (subscript)

Represents:

a

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: ea

Context

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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