arr (double stroke)

Image:

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2.

» 1. [File] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 (1134) = Book of Fermoy [s. xiv/xv], p. 160a
» 2. [File] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Book of Uí Maine [1394], f. 112ra

Letter(s) displayed:

<q>

(base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye)

Represents in Irish:

arr

(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)

Appearance

Build type:

Combination

Notational device:

» Subscript symbol

Component(s):

At the baseline:

» Alphabetic letter(s):

>		q (regular)
		Represents: » cu, cú (Irish) » q (Latin)

In subscript:

» Symbol(s):

>		cross stroke (subscript)
		Represents: » □(), □()r, (miscellaneous) (Irish)

and

>		cross stroke (subscript)
		Represents: » □(), □()r, (miscellaneous) (Irish)

Comments:

A variation on ar (with stroke), with an added stroke to double the consonants (rr).

Meaning

Represents:

» In Irish: arr

Provenance

See also

Examples in context:

Examples in other contexts, if available

Entries related in meaning:

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

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