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5. m (allograph)

m (allograph)

Image:

Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 3 B 23 (1227) = Tallaght manuscript [s. xv²], p. 33aFile:

Letters displayed:

<m>

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

Represents in Irish:

m

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

m

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Appearance

Build type:

Component

Notational device:

Allograph

Position:

Baseline

Type of symbol:

Alphabetic letter

Letter case:

minuscule

Not to be confused with:

x (regular), con (reversed c)

Allograph of:

m (regular)

Represents: m (Irish)m (Latin)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: m

In Latin: m

Context

Manuscripts:

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 3 B 23, Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.5

Frequency:

rare

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

muire (example)

Represents: muire, Muire (Irish)

Entries related in meaning:

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

m (regular)

Represents: m (Irish)m (Latin)

m (vertical)

Represents: m (Irish)m (Latin)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  m (regular)