| > |
giving |
| < |
derived form |
| * |
indicating an unattested hypothetical form; also, following the first person present indicative of defective verbs, e.g. adanaf*: adeni, to indicate that it is a hypothetical form |
| = |
corresponding to |
| ≡ |
is to be pronounced as |
| ? |
to indicate a doubtful form, date, meaning or etymology |
| † |
to indicate that a form is evidently obsolete, e.g. before some of the glosses, e.g. †amnawbod, or that the orthography of the headword is archaic, e.g. †diguormechis |
| ( ) |
to indicate the year of publication of the edition read if the first edition has not been read. e.g. 1659 (1751) GIA, namely Galwad Ir Annychweledig |
| [ ] |
enclosing the elements of a word or a discussion of its etymology; to indicate an unpaginated page; that the book bears no date of publication; to elucidate the context; to indicate that the consonant in a word is mutated; to supply a deficiency in a manuscript or book; and for some other self-evident purposes |
