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laech (ligature ae and c with spiritus)

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Source: Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18, 1339) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²], p. 113bFile:

Letters displayed:

<laec / lec>

Base form in image, without marks, as it may appear to the untrained eye.

Represents in Irish:

laech

In the scribe’s mind or in normalised spelling.

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Example

Characters include:

Ligature of a and e

Represents:

ae

Notational device: Ligature

Components include:

spiritus asper

Represents: □h (Irish)

Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  punctum delens (lenition)

Meaning

Represents:

In Irish: laech

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