are (ligature of ar and e)

Image:

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

Letter(s) displayed:

(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

Component(s):

At the baseline:

» Ligature letter(s):

>		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(?)

Provenance

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

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