ꝼ
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Translingual
Letter
ꝼ (upper case Ꝼ)
- Insular script form of f.
Usage notes
This character may be used when there is a contrast with Carolingian f. The usual character for Insular f is simply f in an Insular font.
Old English
Letter
ꝼ (upper case Ꝼ)
- Insular script form of f.
- c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV) (in Old English), published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 132r:
- (please add the primary text of this quotation)
- meodo setla of teah
- took mead-benches
- Johnson (1828): To STARVE. v. n.
Usage notes
This is normally encoded as an ASCII f and handled by the font, as there is no semantic distinction between the two styles. There are occasional mixed text, as in the etymology for 'starve' in Johnson's 1828 dictionary above.
Old Norse
Letter
ꝼ (upper case Ꝼ)
- a text may contrast ꝼ in Norse words and f in Latin words
- Preꞇeriꞇo inꝑfecꞇo docebaꞇ᷑ aꞇe· þu ꞇæhꞇeſꞇ nu æꞃ· Preꞇeriꞇo ꝑfecꞇo· docꞇũ eraꞇ anoƀ· ƿe ꞇæhꞇon· ⁊ꞅƿa ꝼoꞃꝺ· Infiniꞇiuo modo· doceri ame uolo· ic ƿylle ꞇæcan· doceri anoƀ uolum᷒· ƿe ƿẏllaþ ꞇæcan· Ac þiꞅeꞅ ᵹe meꞇeꞅ niꞅ nan neoꝺ· Gerundia ꝉ parꞇici-