Sequential word repetitions in the VMS

[MarcoP]

Thank you, Darren!
I think it is likely that the repetition alters the "intensity" of the meaning of the repeated word, underlining or attenuating it.

The Hebrew ha- seems an interesting parallel for q-. Does "ha" mean "of" in Hebraic?

An interesting aspect of q- is that it appears in different positions. This is particularly clear in triple quasi-repetitions like these:

<f75r.P.45;H>      sshedy.shckhy.qokey.okedy.sorol.oty.otedy.qotedy.otedy.okaiin.
<f99v.P3.11c;H>    olcheey.qokeol.okeol.okeol.shokol.
<f108v.P.8;H>      ysheedy.okeedy.oteedy.qokeedy.okeedy.okeedy.chedal.okair.qoteedar.aty.
<f31r.P.10;H>      tol.shso.okedy.okedy.qokedy.qokeedy.dar.shedshey.
<f84v.P.12;H>      dshey.olkchy.dol.ol.otedy.okedy.okedy.qokedy.dol.dar.ol.chedy.sain.


As you can see, q- can appear in any one of the three repetitions. Or also (famously) in all of them:

<f75r.P.13;H>      pchedy.keedy.qokedy.qokedy.qokedy.qokedy.qokain.olshedy.
<f79v.P.19;H>      ykail.shy.qolar.shey.qokedy.qokedy.qokedy.dar.olkain.cham.
<f108v.P.39;H>     daiin.sheeal.qokeedy.qokeedy.qokeedy.qotey.qokeey.qokeey.otedy.qotaiin.

q- correlates with repetitions, but of course most of its occurrences don't involve repetition nor quasi-repetition. So it could really be something generic like a preposition. At the moment, I am open to any possibility. 

<f116r.P.28;H>     cheol.lchey.lkeey.sheal.lshalshy.qotalshy.cthedy.lky.chedy.oteedy.lched.
<f116r.P.30;H>     saraiin.shey.qokain.chcthy.okar.air.ollain.okaly=
<f116r.Q.32;H>     olkeey.rain.shey.qor.oiin.shey.ol.lchedy.rshey.qokeedy.chtain.oly.
<f116r.Q.33;H>     soraiin.ykeey.orain.sheeky.qokain.sheey.qol.cheds.ar.r.arsheg.

Of course, cases in which repetitions are frequent, as the texts you presented, are of the greatest interest!