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Translingual edit
Etymology edit
A stylized form of Latin et (“and”); part of the system of Tironian notes, shorthand popularly credited to Cicero’s scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro from first century BC. Compare to &, of same meaning and similar derivation. Despite the similar origin and same meaning the two symbols evolved separately from each other.
Symbol edit
⁊ (upper case ⹒)
- Tironian sign representing et (“and”)
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version) (in English), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 1:17, column 2:
- Now vnto yͤ king eternal, immortall, inuiſible, the onely wiſe God, be honour and glory for euer ⁊ euer. Amen.
Usage notes edit
Found in Old English and Old Irish manuscripts, among many other languages. Still used in Ireland, as of 2024; was used in other languages in blackletter text as late as 1821. Still used rarely by certain non-Irish educated writers (though perhaps seen as slightly eccentric and/or pedantic).
In Old English manuscripts, it stood not only for the conjunction and, ond (“and”), but also for the prefix and-, ond-; thus andswaru (“answer”) could be written ⁊swaru.
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Irish edit
Conjunction edit
⁊
- Abbreviation of agus (“and”)
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Old Irish edit
Conjunction edit
⁊
- Scribal abbreviation of ocus (“and”)
Scottish Gaelic edit
Conjunction edit
⁊
- Abbreviation of agus (“and”)