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A |
| Usage: grace the scribe uses a mixture of anglicana and secretary forms. He has both double and single compartment 'a'. Here the 'a' is straight-sided with horizontal cross-bar. | | Usage: and a very angular single compartment 'a'. |
| Usage: Capitulum a horned effect to this graph in his more formal script for the glosses. | | Usage: Archebiship |
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D |
| Usage: dede the scribe uses both looped and unlooped 'd'. 'd' is sometimes ligatured with 'e'. | | Usage: dude both 'd's are looped in this example. The lower lobe of the first 'd' is very pointed. |
| Usage: buddud d' in final position with tag. | | Usage: Dethe upper case 'D'. |
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G |
| Usage: god only the secretary form of 'g' is used on the folio examined. The angled stroke making up the left side of the lobe is unusual. | | Usage: Aigolonde the tail is presented in a number of different ways. Here the tail turns clockwise and extends horizontally beneath the preceding graph. |
| Usage: knyght | | Usage: Gauelon upper case 'G' with parallel line decoration. |
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H |
| Usage: helthe (first 'h') most of the scribe's 'h' graphs have a distinctly angled foot. | | Usage: Archebiship the tail of 'h' is usually neatly contained beneath the graph. |
| Usage: beginneth the tail of 'h' turns clockwise and runs horizontal along the line. | | Usage: Here elaborately finished 'H' to begin the incipit to the Prologue. |
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R |
| Usage: right modern 'r' is used in all positions. | | Usage: Furre |
| Usage: grete 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and other round-bodied graphs. | | Usage: Roulonde |
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S |
| Usage: speris long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. It is a neatly executed graph with even formation, finishing just below the level of the line. | | Usage: greuous kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
| Usage: Sarȝyns upper case version of 'S' within the text. | | Usage: Story a serpentine 'S' with decorative features is used in the gloss. |
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W |
| Usage: wile again, the formation of 'w' hardly deviates. The scribe is well in control of all features of his copying. | | Usage: how |
| Usage: wt | | Usage: wherefore |
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Y |
| Usage: yow 'y' is undotted and has a short tail. | | Usage: many |
| Usage: ydolle | | Usage: namys |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: þe thorn used for the definite article and also for pronouns. | | Usage: þt |
| Usage: fflyȝt yogh is used as equivalent to 'gh'. | | Usage: ȝere here yogh is used as equivalent to 'y'. Yogh is also used as 'z' in the word 'Sarȝyns'. |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: Emp(er)oure the neat formation of graphs is also seen in the scribe's upper case letters. | | Usage: Charlis another variation on upper case 'C' may be seen in version 4. |
| Usage: Iame | | Usage: Citte |