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U+A785, ꞅ
LATIN SMALL LETTER INSULAR S

[U+A784]
Latin Extended-D
[U+A786]

Translingual

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Letter

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  1. Insular script form of s.

Usage notes

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This character may be used when there is a contrast with Carolingian s. The usual character for Insular s is simply s in an Insular font.

See also

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Old English

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Letter

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  1. Insular script form of s.
    Johnson (1828): To STARVE. v. n. [ꞇeaꞃꝼan, Sax. sterven, Dut. to die.]

Usage notes

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This is normally encoded as an ASCII s and handled by the font, as there is no semantic distinction between the two styles. There is occasional mixed text, as in the etymology for 'starve' in Johnson's 1828 dictionary above.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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  1. A text may contrast in Norse words and s (or long ſ) in Latin words. These may also contrast with r rotunda⟩.
    Preꞇeriꞇo inꝑfecꞇo docebaꞇ᷑ aꞇe· þu ꞇæhꞇeſꞇ nu æꞃ· Preꞇeriꞇo ꝑfecꞇo· docꞇũ eraꞇ anoƀ· ƿe ꞇæhꞇon· ⁊ƿa ꝼoꞃꝺ· Infiniꞇiuo modo· doceri ame uolo· ic ƿylle ꞇæcan· doceri anoƀ uolum᷒· ƿe ƿẏllaþ ꞇæcan· Ac þie ᵹe meꞇe ni nan neoꝺ· Gerundia ꝉ parꞇici-
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