Insular Symbols
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÷
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est
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:
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-us (suffix)
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autem
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per
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pro
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q∙
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qui
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q:
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-que
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q∴
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quae
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-tur
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Nomina Sacra
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Dei
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Deum
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Domini
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Domine
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Dominum
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Domino
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Dominus
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Deo
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Deus
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Iesum
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Iesus
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Iesu
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Sanctam
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Sancti
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Sanctis
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Sanctum
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Sancto
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Spiritum
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Spiritus
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Spiritu / Spiritus
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Spiritum
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Christe
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Christi
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Christum
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Christo
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Christus
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Contractions
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nostri
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neque
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quoniam
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sunt
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Tironian Notae
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m
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non
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eum
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et (marginalia)
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*Like other Insular conventions, this Tironian m is used regularly to manage the space at the end of a line. Normally, it appears above a line's last transcribed letter.
** During medieval times, the Tironian practice of transcribing only the first letter of selected words was extended to include the first two or three letters to make identifying a word easier for non-native speakers of Latin.
*** Ligatures are likewise used to save space and time. The two most popular in the St Chad Gospels are the et and nt. See "The St Chad Gospels: Ligatures and the Division of Hands" for examples of ligatures and practices in other Insular manuscripts.
