(12-07-2016, 07:20 AM)ReneZ wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.In 2012, Johannes Albus read the 'v' of 'valden' and the 'u' of 'ubren' both as 'p'.
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The descender of Sheey also turns faint.
The shape of both is very similar to the 'p' in 'poxleber'.
This would lead to a whole series of (possible) alternative readings.
"pbren" is not very encouraging, so that is likely "ubren" after all. As for "palden", I provided for that in my blog post. I then failed to find any MHD/NFHD interpretations of "palden" or "pald". However, if one follows the same trail as for "valden" above, one may search for "pellen", hoping that "palden" would be past tense of this "pellen". And "pellen" is found both in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. dictionaries, as well as in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.!
My knowledge of German is not sufficient to grasp these articles, would anyone please have a look? I guess that "pellen" means something like "to break", "to dissolve" or "to husk"? And btw there is the verb "palen" in modern German. Note that the Rheinisches dictionary specifically states "pālt" as past tense for "pellen".