Tionscadal na Nod

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xps (ligatured)
Image:
	[File] Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512 [s. xv – s. xviin], f. 32ra
Letter(s) displayed:	<xps>	(base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye)
Represents in Irish:	Crist / Críst	(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)
Represents in Latin:	Christus / Christ()	(in the scribe's mind or in normalised spelling)
Appearance
Build type:	Example
Characters include:	> xp (ligature) Represents: » xp (Irish) » xp (Latin)  » Notational device: Ligature and > s (insular) with suspension stroke Represents: » acht, cht, sed, s(), ()s() (Irish) » sed, s() (Latin)  » Notational device: Superscript symbol
Meaning
Represents:	» In Irish: Crist / Críst » In Latin: Christus / Christ()
Provenance
Notational system:	nomina sacra
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 > no image available Críost (cr) Represents: » críst, críost, Críst, Críost (Irish)  > no image available Críost (xp) Represents: » crist, críst, críost, Críst, Críost (Irish)

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