|
A |
| Usage: man double compartment 'a' is used almost all the time. | | Usage: outrage secretary 'a' is found in a few instances on this folio. |
| Usage: As upper case 'A' has an angular lower lobe, pointed at the left side. | | Usage: And |
|
D |
| Usage: done 'd' is almost always looped. However, there are occasional variations as may be see in versions 3 and 4. | | Usage: acorde |
| Usage: hede as with the occasional use of single compartment 'a', this 'd' in which the loop is left open at the top is also found occasionally. | | Usage: And |
|
G |
| Usage: grete double compartment 'g' is used throughout. | | Usage: ligge sometimes the lower compartment of the graph appears to be slightly in advance of the upper compartment, giving the graph a tilted aspect. |
| Usage: þing 'g' in final position with flourish perhaps for a missing final 'e'. | | Usage: strengþed |
|
H |
| Usage: hynde 'h' has a looped head and sometimes has a foot at the base of the stem. | | Usage: whate upright stem with no foot and short limb-stroke tapering slightly. The tail-strokes vary in length and curvature with each example. |
| Usage: soight | | Usage: He upper case 'H' has an angled foot. |
|
R |
| Usage: rocke modern 'r' is used in all positions and is the preferred graph. | | Usage: drede a shortish 'v'-shaped 'r' is also found from time to time. |
| Usage: broȝten 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o' and round-bodied graphs. | | Usage: Riȝt |
|
S |
| Usage: sette long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. The serif to the left of the stem is usually visible. | | Usage: suche sigma 's' is used occasionally in initial position. |
| Usage: was kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. | | Usage: So |
|
W |
| Usage: wel 'w' is generally looped at the head and has the 'B'-shaped element to the right. | | Usage: wynd occasionally the head loops are left open. |
| Usage: Where concave left side to this upper case version. | | Usage: Whan |
|
Y |
| Usage: euery 'y' is occasionally dotted. Just to confuse things, the scribe dots his thorn from time to time as well! | | Usage: myn the tail of 'y' varies in length but is more usually found as in this example. |
| Usage: nyȝtes | | Usage: myȝt |
|
Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: wiþ thorn is used frequently in all functions. | | Usage: waxeþ dot over thorn as in other examples. |
| Usage: noȝt yogh is also used fairly frequently. | | Usage: Ȝit |
|
Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: But | | Usage: Of |
| Usage: Estward | | Usage: Is |
|
Upper Case S |
| Usage: Sche | | Usage: Sche |
| Usage: So | | Usage: Subdit |