S (short)

Image:
1.
S23E25p81.png
2.
S23P12f148v.png
1.
Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 25 (1229) = Lebor na hUidre [s. xi/xii], p. 81File:
2.
Source: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406], f. 148vFile:
Letters displayed:
<S>
Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.
Letters represented:
S
In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.
Appearance
Build type:
Component
Position:
Baseline
Type of symbol:
Alphabetic letter
Letter case:
majuscule
Equivalent form in minuscule:
s (insular)
Comments
A smaller or 'minuscule' version of short s is occasionally found in place of an insular or long s. It may be used, for instance, when it concludes a line of writing, as in (no)-regtaiss below.
Meaning
Represents:
S
Context