08-10-2022, 06:07 PM
The charm of this thread is that noone remembers if something has not been discussed above, but for what it's worth, examining marginalia in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., I formulated the following rule of thumb for distinguishing between "d" and "s" at the word ending.
If the letter looks like a "8", then it's a "d"; if it looks like "B", then it's an "s".
The word "und" in the beginning of the third line of these marginalia is a good example.
What do you think? Does this apply, or it's always scribe-individual anyway? If it does, then we are faced with "oladabad" and "portad" instead of "oladabas" and "portas".
If the letter looks like a "8", then it's a "d"; if it looks like "B", then it's an "s".
The word "und" in the beginning of the third line of these marginalia is a good example.
What do you think? Does this apply, or it's always scribe-individual anyway? If it does, then we are faced with "oladabad" and "portad" instead of "oladabas" and "portas".