ꝺ

ꝺ U+A77A, ꝺ LATIN SMALL LETTER INSULAR D ← Ꝺ [U+A779] Latin Extended-D Ꝼ → [U+A77B]

Translingual

Letter

ꝺ (upper case Ꝺ)

1. Insular script form of d.

Usage notes

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

Cornish

Alternative forms

• dh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ð/

Letter

ꝺ (upper case Ꝺ)

1. (18th century) A letter of the Cornish alphabet.

   An ôst an tshei ameꝺ an dzhẏi: Pe 'ntra venta guîl ᵹen an ôst antshei? ẏbma maᵹen ostez nei ha yẏꝿk eu hei: mar menta guellaz an ôst an tshei, kî ꝺa 'n ᵹeᵹen, ha enna ti an kâv.

   The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.

Old English

Letter

ꝺ (upper case Ꝺ)

1. Insular script form of d.
   • c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎^[1] (in Old English), published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 132r:

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     ingear dagum

     in days of yore

   Johnson (1828): WROUGHT. [ƿꞃoᵹꝺ, Sax. The preter. and part. pass. as it seems, of work ...]

Usage notes

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

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Letter

ꝺ (upper case Ꝺ)

1. A text may contrast ꝺ in Norse words and d 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-

Welsh

Alternative forms

• dh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ð/

Letter

ꝺ (upper case Ꝺ)

1. (archaic) A letter of the Welsh alphabet.

   Osp y tŷ meꝺant hûy: Pa bêꞇ a vynd di uneyd ag osp y tŷ? ymma ymae gennyn nî † ẏspes, ag ivaꝿk yu hi: os myn di uiled osp y ty; di kerꝺ i'r gegin di ai kei.

   The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.