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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-a.jpg) | Usage: and 'a' is always double compartment with upper compartment frequently larger than the lower one. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-a2.jpg) | Usage: made sometimes the down stroke curves over at the top, sometimes it is straight, as here. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-a3.jpg) | Usage: cam occasionally the scribe enlarges the letter 'a' in the middle of words. Generally though, the top of 'a' is in line with surrounding graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-a4.jpg) | Usage: Al |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-d.jpg) | Usage: deye 'd' is always looped and consistently formed. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-d2.jpg) | Usage: rebuked |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-d3.jpg) | Usage: gladdere | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-d4.jpg) | Usage: Defyeden |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-g.jpg) | Usage: growe 'g' is also consistently formed, a double compartment graph with triangular lower lobe. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-g2.jpg) | Usage: knowyng |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-g3.jpg) | Usage: religion | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-g4.jpg) | Usage: Gyle the upper case graph. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-h.jpg) | Usage: hadde generally the tail-stroke continues in a clockwise direction and loops back to connect with the stem. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-h2.jpg) | Usage: wrouht occasionally there is a counter-clockwise flick from the end of the tail. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-h3.jpg) | Usage: hath both types of tail-stroke are seen in this example. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-h4.jpg) | Usage: He upper case 'H' is distinctive because of the hook to the left of the stem. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-r.jpg) | Usage: religio(u)n both modern and long 'r's are used in all positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-r2.jpg) | Usage: receyuede |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-r3.jpg) | Usage: gyour 'r' in final position with upward flick. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-r4.jpg) | Usage: bar |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-s.jpg) | Usage: seyde sigma 's' is used in initial position and very occasionally in final position, as in version 3. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-s2.jpg) | Usage: fynnes 8-shaped 's' is used in final position. Occasionally there is an otiose stroke from the upper compartment to finish. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-s3.jpg) | Usage: cardinals | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-s4.jpg) | Usage: Syth the upper case version of the graph. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-w.jpg) | Usage: was 'w' is consistently formed with double head loop and 'B'-shaped element at the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-w2.jpg) | Usage: folowede |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-w3.jpg) | Usage: knowyng | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-w4.jpg) | Usage: With upper case 'W' is formed in the same way with perhaps a wider leftward extension of the left limb. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-y.jpg) | Usage: y nome 'y' is sometimes dotted, sometimes not. The tail is generally short with small flick to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-y2.jpg) | Usage: neody |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-y3.jpg) | Usage: sprynge | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-y4.jpg) | Usage: Y 'Y' in initial position in a line. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: lyueþ thorn is used frequently in all the usual situations. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Þeer the stem of thorn is set at a slant. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: a ȝeins yogh is only used on a couple of occasions on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: ȝaf |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL2.jpg) | Usage: Bothe an unusual form of upper case 'B'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: Neuere |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCd212-88v-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Torned | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCD212-88v-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Ouer |