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are (ligature of ar and e)

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Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48a (476) = Liber Flavus Fergusiorum, part 1 [c. 1435-1440], f. 26rFile:

Letters displayed:

<q / qe>

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

Represents in Irish:

are

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

are / que(?)

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

Ligature

Components:

At the baseline:

Ligature letters:

ar (q with stroke through descender)

Represents: ar (Irish)quia, quam, quod, qu() (Latin)

Notational device: Baseline symbol

and

e (regular letter)

Represents: e (Irish)e (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: are

In Latin: are / que(?)

Context

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

uaire (u + ligature ar/e + superscript i)

Represents: uaire (Irish)

Entries related in meaning:

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