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sed, acht (insular s with us symbol)

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Source: Dublin, University College, MS Franciscan A 12 [s. xvi (?)], p. 16bFile:

Letters displayed:

<s / s3>

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

Represents in Irish:

acht

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

Represents in Latin:

set / sed

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Example

Characters include:

s (insular)

Represents: s (Irish)s (Latin)

and

us (symbol)

Represents: us, as, os (Irish)us, et, () (Latin)

Comments

A combination of an s and the us symbol in the sense of -et was sometimes used in Latin to mean sed, hence also Irish acht.

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: acht

In Latin: set / sed

Context

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

acht (a and s with suspension stroke)

Represents: acht (Irish)

acht (ligature)

Represents: acht (Irish)

s (insular) with suspension stroke

Represents: acht, cht, sed, s(), ()s() (Irish)sed, s() (Latin)

Notational device: Superscript symbol

sus (digraph with long s)

Represents: sus, sas, sed, acht (Irish)sus, set, sed (Latin)

Notational device: Digraph