148. Backward N-Hook

A small backward hook written through the stroke may be used to represent the initial syllables in, en, un, as preceding (a) any straight triple consonant of the spr series (see lines 1 to 3), or (b) any evolute circle attached to a curve (see lines4 to 7). It will be noticed that this backward hook differs from the final n-hook in that it has a syllabic and not an elementary value. Compare paragraphs 88 and 113.