Hand: Eighteen Glosses [17+1] (43r, 50r–88v), Brussels, BR 1828–1830 (185), fols. 36–109

Stokes, English Vernacular Script, ca 990–ca 1035, Vol. 2 (PhD Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006)

These glosses were written in a hand which is somewhat cursive but still neat and clearly legible. In addition to those which Ker listed, the glossary on 50r was also glossed by the same scribe.Ker, Catalogue, p. 7 (no. 9) Ascenders are long and have wedges, and descenders are long and trail either down or to the left. Minims are short and have approach strokes and short horizontal feet. Teardrop-shaped a was used most often but Caroline a is also found. The same variety is found in æ, the tongue of which is straight and rising and the hook always low; the head of Caroline æ can be quite tall in initial position. Round c was used, as was d with a short back which is fairly straight or a little concave-down and can range from about 15–60°, although straight-backed Caroline d is found once (næde, 60v). Round e was used throughout, the hook and tongue like those of æ. The tail and hook of f are both short. The top of g is flat and short, the mid-section hangs from the centre or right and is fairly angular, and the tail extends down and left and is either straight or vertical-tipped. A narrow tall s was used most often which descends very slightly below the base-line, although low s is also found. The scribe seems to have followed the conventional distinction between þ and ð, although the text provides no scope for the former letter. The back of ð is short and usually concave-down but can be slightly concave up; the through-stroke is concave up and lacks a hook. Straight-limbed dotted y was used.