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arr (double stroke)
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	» 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) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The 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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