ꞃ

ꞃ (upper case Ꞃ)

1. Insular script form of r.

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

ꞃ (upper case Ꞃ)

1. Insular script form of r.
   • c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎ (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): To STARVE. v. n. [ꞅꞇeaꞃꝼan, Sax. sterven, Dut. to die.]

This is normally encoded as an ASCII r 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.

ꞃ (upper case Ꞃ)

1. A text may contrast ꞃ in Norse words and r in Latin words. These may also contrast with r rotunda ⟨ꝛ⟩.

   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-