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English
Letter
ꝑ (lower case, upper case Ꝑ) (Early Modern, siglum, rare)
- Scribal abbreviation of ⟨par⟩.
- parliament → ꝑliament
c. 1570s – 1580 (date written), [Philip Sidney], “The First Booke or Acte”, in he Countess of Pembrookes Arcadia, folio 13, recto, lines 32–34:Over all this, hee ware a certeyne Mantell of like ſtuffe, made in ſuche maner, that coming vnder his righte arme, and covering moſte ꝑte of that ſyde, yt tuched not the lefte ſyde, […]
- Scribal abbreviation of ⟨per⟩.
1526, [William Bonde], he Pylgrimage of Perfection: , London: Richarde Pynson , →OCLC, title page:⸿Here begynneth a deuout treatyſe in Englyſſhe / called the Pylgrimage of perfection: very ꝓfitable foꝛ all chꝛiſten people to rede: and in eſpeciall / to all relygious ꝑſons moche neceſſary.
1527, William Tyndale, The Parable of the Wycked Mammõ , : , published , →OCLC, folio vii, verso:He that hathe not this fayth, is but an vnpꝛofytable babler of fayth and woꝛkes / and wotteth nother what he bableth noꝛ what he meaneth, oꝛ whereunto his woꝛdes ꝑtayne.
c. 1570s – 1580 (date written), [Philip Sidney], “The First Booke or Acte”, in he Countess of Pembrookes Arcadia, folio 10, recto, lines 4–7:[T]his effeminate love of a Woman, dothe ſo womaniſh a man, that, yf yow yeelde to yt, yt will not onely make yow a famous Amazon but a Launder, a Diſtaff ſpinner, or whatſoever other vyle occupacyon theyre Idle heades can Imagyn, and theyre weyke handes ꝑforme: […]
Cornish
Letter
ꝑ (lower case, upper case Ꝑ)
- (obsolete, siglum) Scribal abbreviation of ⟨pri⟩.
- privecter → ꝑvecter (“privacy”)
Italian
Preposition
ꝑ
- (obsolete, siglum) Scribal abbreviation of per.
c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature; copied, (manuscript), c. mid 13th century, page 2:Lauꝺato ſie miſignore cũ tucte le tue creature, ſpetialm̃te meſſoꝛ lo fr̃e ſole, loquale ioꝛno ⁊ allumini noi ᵱ loi. Et ellu ebellu eraꝺiante cũ granꝺe ſplenꝺore. (Umbria)- [Laudato sie, mi' signore, cun tutte le tue creature, spezialmente messor lo frate sole, lo qual è iorno, et allumini noi per lui; et ellu è bellu e radiante cun grande splendore.]
- Praised be you, my Lord, through all your creatures, especially the harvester brother Sun, which is the day; and you light us through him; and he is beautiful, and radiant with great splendor.
Latin
Letter
ꝑ (lower case, upper case Ꝑ) (Medieval Latin, siglum)
- Scribal abbreviation of ⟨per⟩.
- superficialis → suꝑficialis
- Scribal abbreviation of ⟨par⟩.
- Scribal abbreviation of ⟨por⟩.
Preposition
ꝑ
- (Medieval Latin, siglum) Scribal abbreviation of per.
Old French
Preposition
ꝑ
- (Anglo-Norman, siglum) Scribal abbreviation of par.