ꞅ

ꞅ (uppercase Ꞅ)

1. Insular script form of s.

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.

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ꞅ (upper case Ꞅ)

1. Insular script form of s.

   Johnson (1828): To STARVE. v. n. [ꞅꞇeaꞃꝼan, Sax. sterven, Dut. to die.]

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.

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

ꞅ (upper case Ꞅ)

1. A text may contrast ꞅ in Norse words and s (or long ſ) 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-