Shorthand cheat sheet
Keep this page open while transcribing. Every marker is listed with a short description; the guide explains the constructs in context.
Structure
Section titled “Structure”| You type | Meaning | TEI |
|---|---|---|
// |
Line break | <lb/> |
//5 |
Line break, numbered 5 | <lb n="5"/> |
///1v |
Page break | <pb n="1v"/> |
.p |
New paragraph (standalone) | </p><p> |
Editorial marks
Section titled “Editorial marks”| You type | Meaning | TEI |
|---|---|---|
[...] |
Gap | <gap reason="illegible"/> |
[...3] |
Gap of about three characters | <gap reason="illegible" quantity="3" unit="chars"/> |
[...3<ok>] |
Gap with supplied text | <gap …/><supplied>ok</supplied> |
<abc> |
Supplied text | <supplied>abc</supplied> |
-{abc}- |
Deletion | <del>abc</del> |
+{abc}+ |
Addition | <add>abc</add> |
?{abc}? |
Unclear reading | <unclear>abc</unclear> |
^{note} |
Note | <note>note</note> |
.head{…} |
Heading; contents are shorthand | <head>…</head> |
.supplied{…} |
Supplied passage; contents are shorthand | <supplied>…</supplied> |
Abbreviations and characters
Section titled “Abbreviations and characters”| You type | Meaning | TEI |
|---|---|---|
.abbr[kgs]{konungs} |
Abbreviation with its expansion | <choice><abbr>kgs</abbr><expan>konungs</expan></choice> |
:thorn: |
MENOTA/MUFI entity | þ |
Word division
Section titled “Word division”| You type | Meaning | TEI |
|---|---|---|
| |
Word boundary where there is no space | two words, adjacent |
upp~haf |
One word written as two | <w>upp haf</w> (joined on me:norm) |
hár~//2fagra |
Word continuing across a line break | <w>hár<lb n="2"/>fagra</w> |
hel~///1vlo |
Word continuing across a page break | <w>hel<pb n="1v"/>lo</w> |
Advanced
Section titled “Advanced”| You type | Meaning | TEI |
|---|---|---|
.norm{…} |
Normalized-only words, on multi-level documents; contents are shorthand | words with empty me:facs/me:dipl and the normalized text |
Examples
Section titled “Examples”A complete line:
///1r //1 Hér hefr upp sǫgu .abbr[kgs]{konungs} ?{Haralds}? ins hár~//2fagraA gap, a deletion and an addition:
[...3<ok>] -{hans}- +{sona}+A paragraph beginning mid-line:
//4 ſina . .p þer vitið …Entities standing alone as punctuation:
þa :middot: þo