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A |
| Usage: awey double compartment anglicana 'a' used throughout. The impression of the folio is of a squarish hand. | | Usage: a a head-stroke set almost at a right angle squares off the head. |
| Usage: Abraham (first 'A') | | Usage: And most upper case 'A's are slight variations on this type. |
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D |
| Usage: deore 'd' is mostly looped. This example is dumpy and squat with open inside because of unfinished stroke for the loop. | | Usage: goud unlooped 'd' is also used occasionally. |
| Usage: gondus | | Usage: Dereworþe upper case 'D' with added stroke to left outside the graph and reciprocal stroke going in the opposite direction within the graph itself. |
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G |
| Usage: gret 'g' is double compartment and 8-shaped. | | Usage: kyng the lower compartment is often smaller than the upper compartment. 'g' in final position often has a short diagonal tag. |
| Usage: Sprynguþ | | Usage: leng(er) a very distinctive 'er' abbreviation to follow 'g'. |
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H |
| Usage: he again a squat graph with short stem and barely any tail tapering from the limb. | | Usage: hadde the graph appears tilted. |
| Usage: phylosophrus (second 'h') | | Usage: How an upper case version of the graph. |
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R |
| Usage: roote long 'r' is used in all positions throughout. | | Usage: her 'r' in final position, flourished perhaps to indicate a missing final 'e'. The graph forks at the base. |
| Usage: lord on the folio examined, 'z'-shaped 'r' only follows 'o'. | | Usage: Raþ(er) |
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S |
| Usage: sotylen 8-shaped 's' is used in both initial and final positions. | | Usage: was |
| Usage: couetyse the stem of long 's' is very short, ending at the lower level of surrounding graphs giving the script a boxy, square appearance. | | Usage: So an angular '8'-shaped upper case 'S'. |
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W |
| Usage: was again another graph which is very square in appearance. The separate head stroke above the 'B'-shaped element makes for an odd appearance for this graph. | | Usage: how the short head stroke from the middle limb curls over to close on top of the 'B'-shaped element. The effect is of three separate layers to the right side. |
| Usage: wt | | Usage: Worþyour |
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Y |
| Usage: ys the fork of 'y' always comes at the lower level of surrounding graphs. The tail is often short and straight and leaves the fork at a forty-five degree angle. | | Usage: many |
| Usage: rychesse | | Usage: Ioye |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: spreduþ thorn is short and squat also. The stem is thick and does not extend much below the level of surrounding graphs. | | Usage: þe thorn is used frequently for all the usual words as well as for verb endings and replacement 'th' in other words. |
| Usage: ȝut yogh is used frequently also. It may be equivalent to both 'y' and 'gh'. | | Usage: bryȝtnesse |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: To some interesting shapes for the upper case graphs shown here. | | Usage: Passus squat upper case 'P' with short descender. |
| Usage: In | | Usage: By |
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Latin underlinings |
| Usage: An odd red 'B' shape at the end of this Latin gloss underlined in red. | | Usage: Arrows in red ink to point to the single word 'Passus' which then serves for both Explicit and Incipit. |
| Usage: Blue Lombard initial with red flourishing. | | |