Scríbhinn

Grianadhmad is a scríbhneoir (pronounced /ˈskriv nor/, known in English as a scrivener) of the Children of Autumn. The title means he is a professional copyist, public writer, and calligrapher.

As a scríbhneoir, Grianadhmad is capable of performing several notary public duties including:

  • Authentication and drafting of legal documents for use overseas
  • Ballots (new issues); stock and bond redemption
  • Bills of exchange
  • Business start-up and corporate administration
  • Construction project tendering
  • Exchange control and foreign investment formalities
  • Inheritance
  • Legalization of documents
  • Purchase and sale of overseas real property
  • Shipping law
  • Trademarks and patents
  • Translation or certification of translation
  • Wills and trusts
  • Work and residence permits

  • Uinchúil Handwriting

    Because of the time that he was born in, Grianadhmad uses an old alphabet called Uinchúil (uncial), which can be a little difficult for people using the Standard alphabet to read, with most letters being fundamentally similar but with stylistic rounding. These journals are written in "Half Uinchúil" which is Grin's attempt to write like normal people while still influenced by True Uinchúil styling.

    UPPERCASELOWERCASE
    StandardHalf UinchúilTrue UinchúilStandardHalf UinchúilTrue Uinchúil
    Aaɑ
    Bбbɓ
    Dd
    EЄeє
    FԲf
    Gg
    HҺҺhɦ
    KКkk
    LLlɭ
    Mm
    NՈn
    PǷp
    QɊq
    Rrɾ
    Ss
    Tt
    Uuʊ
    Yyy

    The other significant change that makes reading True Uinchúil challenging is the use of high dots. A dot above a consonant indicates a lenition of the letter sound, or in other words an implied "h" after it. So for instance where a writer in the Standard alphabet would write the word "thigh", an Uinchúil writer would record it as "ꞇ̇ıᵹ̇ (ꞇʰıᵹʰ)".

    UPPERCASELOWERCASE
    StandardHalf UinchúilTrue UinchúilStandardHalf UinchúilTrue Uinchúil
    Bhбhб̐bhɓ̇
    Chch
    DhꝹ̐dhꝺ̇
    FhԲhꝻ̐fhꝼ̇
    GhꝽ̐ghᵹhᵹ̇
    Mhmh
    PhǷhph
    ShꞄ̐shꞅ̇
    ThꞆ̐thᴛhꞇ̇

    Lastly, because a high dot is used to indicate lenition, the letters "i" and "j" are not dotted in Uinchúil writing:

    UPPERCASELOWERCASE
    StandardHalf UinchúilTrue UinchúilStandardHalf UinchúilTrue Uinchúil
    Iiı
    Jjȷ


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