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A |
| Usage: amourous single compartment lower case 'a' is used throughout. The scribe's hand is neat and the graphs are evenly formed. | | Usage: wom(m)an |
| Usage: A the head is either left open as here or formed as a closed loop shown in version 4. | | Usage: And |
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D |
| Usage: daies 'd' is almost always looped. | | Usage: seconde a single rogue appearance of unlooped 'd' ligatured with 'e'. |
| Usage: goddesse | | Usage: Diu(er)se upper case 'D' tipped with red at the beginning of a line. |
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G |
| Usage: gentilesse a lozenge-shaped upper lobe on this double compartment 'g'. The lower lobe does not always connect with the upper lobe but may be joined by a hairline. | | Usage: Among 'g' in final position often has a vertical tag attached as also final 't' and 'f'. |
| Usage: goddesse the hairline stroke completing the upper compartment is not easily visible in some examples. | | Usage: Gentil |
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H |
| Usage: hire the head-loop rests on the shoulder. The limb may appear straight as in this example or may be slightly kinked as in versions 2 and 3. | | Usage: noht the limb often has a slight bend. The tail-stroke then continues as a fine stroke which may turn to right or left. |
| Usage: þoght | | Usage: He no difference between upper and lower case graphs. The shoulder is high in this example and matches the lower case example in version 1. |
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R |
| Usage: red modern 'r' is used in all positions except where 'z'-shaped 'r' is used. | | Usage: hir |
| Usage: briht 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after some vowels and also after some round-bodied graphs. A straight otiose stroke extends at an angle from the lower left side of this graph. | | Usage: Rome |
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S |
| Usage: selle long 's' with winged shaft is used in initial and medial positions. | | Usage: was kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
| Usage: gentilesse long 's' in medial position. | | Usage: She upper case 'S' tipped with red. |
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W |
| Usage: wordes the looped head of 'w' stands rather higher than surrounding graphs. | | Usage: morwe |
| Usage: which | | Usage: Which again there is no distiction between upper and lower case graphs. |
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Y |
| Usage: ymage the two limbs of 'y' do not always connect as a fork. They both descend vertically and the right arm turns to form a squared-off base to the two limbs. The stroke then continues to a tail which turns counter-clockwise to finish. | | Usage: lay |
| Usage: hye 'y' is sometimes dotted. | | Usage: erþly |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: þilk thorn is an angular graph. | | Usage: belongeþ thorn is used frequently in all the usual places and also as replacement 'th'. |
| Usage: ȝaf yogh is used as equivalent of 'y' but not 'gh'. | | Usage: ȝit |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: Iaspis | | Usage: Be |
| Usage: Of | | Usage: Touchende |