Speakur

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ꝓ-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ꝓ-
IPA
0
Scrabble Score
1
Letters
2
Syllables
1
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Scribal abbreviation of pro-.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "⸿Here begynneth a deuout treatyſe in Englyſſhe / called the Pylgrimage of perfection: very ꝓfitable foꝛ all chꝛiſten people to rede: and in eſpeciall / to all relygious ꝑſons moche neceſſary."
  • "And nowe as touchying the ſeconde poynte whiche is to be bꝛefe and ſodayne without any maner of harſheneſſe in theyꝛ ꝓnoũciation / what conſonantes ſo euer they wꝛite in any woꝛde foꝛ the kepying of trewe oꝛthographie […]"

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Medieval Latin ꝓ-, an abbreviation of pro- (whence English pro-).

Usage

Derived Forms

ꝓchein ꝓfit

Questions

What does ꝓ- mean?
Scribal abbreviation of pro-.
Where does ꝓ- come from?
Orthographic borrowing from Medieval Latin ꝓ-, an abbreviation of pro- (whence English pro-).

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