Hand: Hand 3 (99v, 101r, ?105r, ?106v–?107r), Bodleian Bodley 865 (2737), fols. 97–112

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

This hand is narrower than G.608-1-2 and G.608-1-3 and looks more rapidly written; it gives little sense of cue-height, particularly given the forms of æ, e and d. Ascenders are about the length of minims but are clumsily formed and are often simply down-strokes just to the left of the ascender. Descenders are straight and about the length of minims. Minims themselves have short approach-strokes and horizontal feet. Flat-topped horned a and æ are found, the bodies of which are quite angular. Both æ and e have tall loops whether or not in ligature and have horizontal tongues at cue-height. Round c is found, as is round d. The tongue of f is short and slightly concave up, and the hook branches from well below cue-height. The top of g is straight, the mid-section hangs from the far right and swings well to the left before turning back down to the right, and the tail is closed in a fairly wide loop. The shoulders of h, m, n, and r are all fairly rounded. Long and low s are found. The scribe used ð only except for the abbreviation for þæt. The back of ð is long, very slightly concave down, and is angled at about 30–40°, and the through-stroke is hooked down; a turned-up tip of ð is also sometimes found. Straight and round y are found, both undotted. The top of 7 is short and can have a hook or be concave up, and the descender waves slightly. Latin and Old English are distinguished by script. The writing on 105r and 106v–107r may also have been written by this scribe. The letter-forms here are much the same, but the aspect is different. The hand on 105r is much more regular, more shaded, and shows g with the mid-section hanging from the left and the tail sometimes closed, sometimes open. That on 106v–107r is much wider, uses vertical-tipped or a very long and low concave back of ð, and has g with a flat top and a mid-section which hangs from the far left and is open at the tip. Dotted f-shaped y is also found.