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A |
| Usage: as simple single compartment 'a' is used throughout. | | Usage: caritas Latin, display script in a slightly more fancy script. Here the scribe uses a horned graph. |
| Usage: estaat | | Usage: And a distinctive form of upper case 'A' with sharply pointed lower lobe, backward lean of the major down-stroke and small loop at the head. |
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D |
| Usage: debate unlooped 'd' is used as the lower case letter throughout. | | Usage: world |
| Usage: fynde | | Usage: Danyel for the upper case graph, the scribe uses a looped 'D' with very angular lower compartment as with upper case 'A'. |
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G |
| Usage: gothe double compartment 'g' with lower compartment slightly larger than the upper compartment. | | Usage: þyng there is a short extension of the hairline on the top of the head-stroke which makes a point. |
| Usage: almyghty | | Usage: corrigit in the scribe's semi-display script. The graph appears a little more formal. |
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H |
| Usage: here 'h' with real hunched shoulder and curved limb giving a wide appearance to this graph. | | Usage: hyh'almyghty 'h' is often crossed. Here among the tangle from graphs above, there is a long line through the head of the final graph. |
| Usage: brouhte here the tail-stroke is taken round to complete a circle back to the stem. | | Usage: He upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
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R |
| Usage: remembrau(n)ce modern 'r' is used in all positions. | | Usage: Nabugodonosor |
| Usage: corrigit this word is in the Latin gloss and more of a formal script. 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o' on this occasion, followed by a modern 'r' as the second 'r'. | | Usage: Wherof |
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S |
| Usage: special long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. It almost always has a split stem. | | Usage: worldis sigma 's' is used in final position. |
| Usage: shal | | Usage: So upper case 'S' at the beginning of a line. |
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W |
| Usage: world cursive unlooped 'w' used throughout. | | Usage: now it is not always possible to see a joining stroke between the first limb and the rest of the graph. It may have been separately scribed. |
| Usage: morwe | | Usage: Wherof upper case 'W' is different, having an angular 'B'-shaped element to the right. |
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Y |
| Usage: yt the fork of 'y' is on a level with the lower line of surrounding graphs. The right arm begins with an angled stroke then continues down to describe a wide arc turning counter-clockwise. | | Usage: sey |
| Usage: dyuysiou(n) | | Usage: nedys a clumsy example. |
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Thorn |
| Usage: þe thorn is used frequently for definite article and all the usual demonstratives. When used for the contraction of 'that' a superscript 't' is used. | | Usage: þyng |
| Usage: þ(er)e the 'er' abbreviative mark is seen above the thorn. | | Usage: þis |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: Now | | Usage: That |
| Usage: In | | Usage: May |