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titella

titella [ME title, titel], ~ula [cf. CL titulus], small penstroke added to written character, tittle. Tullius omnium partium terminationes et extremitates sub ~ulis comprehendit et ‥ formas diversas eis indidit ‥ scribendi vero tam magna erat difficultas ut vix biennio easdem ~ulas possis scribere scire J. Tilb. AN 322; ~ula verbi sub quibusdam signis modum, tempus, personam, et numerum significantibus currit Ib. 323; pro mille scribunt alpha cum ~ella in ventre vel supposita sic: α- αˎ Bacon Gram. Gk. 80; hec dicciones grant, quant possunt breviter scribi cum ~ellis, verbi gracia gant, qant Orthog. Gall. S13; quando diccio oneratur litteris longis, scribatur absque ~ellis, verbi gracia absconder Ib. S24.

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