Author: Tjamke Snijders (tjamke.snijders@ugent.be)
Maintained by: David J. Birnbaum (djbpitt@gmail.com)
Last modified:
2013-09-03T14:14:50+0000
| Letter | Unicode | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ę | u+0119 | transcribe either as ę or as ae |
| i | transcribe either as i or as j | |
| j | transcribe either as i or as j | |
| ꝑ | u+a751 | per |
| p̅ | p + u+0305 | pre or prae |
| ꝓ | p + u+a753 | pro |
| ſ | u+017f | s |
| u | can be either u or v | |
| ̅ | u+0305 | means that one or more letters are missing. Quite often the letter m, especially at the end of a word: eadē = eadem; viā = viam; etiā = etiam; secū = secum; eā = eam, etc. However, the ̅ can indicate other missing letters as well, especially in the middle of a word. |
| Abbreviation | Unicode | Expansion |
|---|---|---|
| b; | bus | |
| q q・ q; qꝫ | que | |
| ꝛ | a + u+a75b | (t)ur |
| & or 7 | et | |
| ꝰ | a+a770 | us |
| ꝫ | u+a76b | us |
| ꝝ | u+a75d | orum |
| ꝯ | u+af6f | con |
| o2 | or | |
| t̅ | ter |
| Symbol | Unicode | Modern equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| ˙ | u+02d9 | . |
| ・ | u+30fb | ; |
| . | , | |
| ؛ | u+016b | : |
| Abbreviation | Expansion |
|---|---|
| aƀƀis | abbatis |
| bn ̅ | bene |
| cōlactanea | collactanea [sic] |
| cōūsari | conversari |
| cō | con or com |
| comm̅dans | commendans |
| cū | cum |
| dedūnt | dederunt |
| dī, dō | dei , deo |
| ē | est |
| epła | epistola |
| epō | episcopo |
| iā | iam |
| ipā | ipsa |
| liƀtate | libertate |
| matⁱ | matri |
| n̅ | non |
| pꝰt | post |
| ꝓp̅t | propter |
| q | quo |
| qd | quod |
| reūti | reverti |
| scā, scę̅, sci, scōrū/scōꝝ, scīssim | sancta, sanctae, sancti, sanctorum, sanctissimo |
| ſcⁱptura | scriptura |
| ſic̅ | sicut |
| spūali | spirituali |
| ſ; | sed |
| ſuꝑvix̅ | supervixit |
| ů | vero |
| ūberum | verberum |
| uniūſe | universe |
| xpī | christi |