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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-a.jpg) | Usage: as all 'a's are double compartment often with larger upper lobe. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-a2.jpg) | Usage: a 'a' with upper and lower compartments not separate units. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-a3.jpg) | Usage: Al the scribe uses two versions of upper case 'A' on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-a4.jpg) | Usage: Alle |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-d.jpg) | Usage: dale 'd' is looped and has an angular lower lobe with point at the base. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-d2.jpg) | Usage: Estward |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-d3.jpg) | Usage: ded | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-d4.jpg) | Usage: waytede |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-g.jpg) | Usage: glotenye 'g' is also always double compartment. The lower compartment is often smaller than the upper and set at a slight forward angle. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-g2.jpg) | Usage: Wynkyng 'g' in final position on present participles, always has a flourish, perhaps to represent a missing final 'e'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-g3.jpg) | Usage: morwenynge the forward set of the lower compartment makes it appear that the graph is leaning backwards. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-g4.jpg) | Usage: gyle |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-h.jpg) | Usage: holy the head forms a triangular loop. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-h2.jpg) | Usage: schal the tail may be shorter or longer but generally ends beneath the body of the graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-h3.jpg) | Usage: selcouthe | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-h4.jpg) | Usage: Shope occasionally there is a slight foot on the stem. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-r.jpg) | Usage: riche modern 'r' is used throughout in all positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-r2.jpg) | Usage: wer an extreme flourish on final 'r' in this word which may be significant of final missing 'e'. It occurs at the end of a line. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-r3.jpg) | Usage: forto 'z'-shaped 'r' only follows 'o' on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-r4.jpg) | Usage: spyrytes |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-s.jpg) | Usage: slepe the scribe uses sigma 's' in both initial and final positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-s2.jpg) | Usage: hylles this mini-version of the upper case 'S' in version 3 is used on more than one occasion as final 's'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-s3.jpg) | Usage: Som(er) the upper case version. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-s4.jpg) | Usage: Some the scribe has two versions of upper case 'S'. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-w.jpg) | Usage: wente the scribe's 'w's are consistently shaped with looped heads and the 'B'-shaped element to the right. The only difference is that some graphs have a foot on the lower end of the left limb. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-w2.jpg) | Usage: wondres |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-w3.jpg) | Usage: plow | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-w4.jpg) | Usage: Worchyng upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-y.jpg) | Usage: y 'y' is always dotted. The tail is short and straight. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-y2.jpg) | Usage: Spyrytes |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-y3.jpg) | Usage: y may | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-y4.jpg) | Usage: lyuyd |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL1.jpg) | Usage: holdeþ thorn is used frequently in all the usual situations but also as a replacement for 'th' in some words. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: truþe |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: ȝow there are only two examples of yogh on this folio, both using yogh as equivalent to 'y'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: ȝow |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL2.jpg) | Usage: In | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: Bote |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Estward | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2376-1r-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Maluerne |