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Is (I through S)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406], f. 20rFile:

Letters displayed:

<IS / SI>

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

Letters represented:

IS / Is

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Ligature

Components:

At the baseline:

Ligature letters:

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I (majuscule)

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and

S (short)

Represents:

S

Meaning

Represents:

IS / Is

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

iS (vertical S through I)

Represents: IS, Is (Irish)

Notational device: Ligature