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u (v-shaped)
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	[File] Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610 [s. xv], f. 3r
Represents in Irish:	u	(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)
Represents in Latin:	u / v	(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)
Appearance
Build type:	Component
Notational device:	» Allograph
Position:	Baseline
Type of symbol:	Alphabetic letter
Letter case:	minuscule
Allograph of:	> u (regular letter) Represents: » u (Irish) » u (Latin)
Meaning
Represents:	» In Irish: u » In Latin: u / v
Provenance
See also
Examples in context:	Examples in other contexts, if available > ui (digraph vi) Represents: » ui (Irish) » ui (Latin)  » Notational device: Digraph examples in context uis > uir (subscript ir) Represents: » uir (Irish)  > ut (v and 9-like symbol) Represents: » ut (Latin)  » Notational device: Superscript symbol > vero (v with superscript o) Represents: » uero, vero (Latin)  » Notational device: Superscript letter
Entries related in meaning:	Possible equivalents matching one of the values in the transcription above, if available > 5 (Arabic numeral) Represents: » 5, cúig, v (Irish) » 5, quinque, v (Latin)  > 5 with punctus (numeral) Represents: » 5, cúig, v (Irish) » 5, quinque, v (Latin)  > u (broken) Represents: » u (Irish) » u (Latin)  » Notational device: Allograph » Allograph of:  u (regular letter) > u (regular letter) Represents: » u (Irish) » u (Latin)  > u (rounded allograph) Represents: » u, v (Irish) » u, v (Latin)  » Notational device: Allograph » Allograph of:  u (regular letter)