xps (ligatured)

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<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)

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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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