Liaisons in the Voynich text

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2. The scribe doesn't avoid the clash, he fixes it.....

3. It is allways the second word that adapts. ....

And there are even real-world examples of this situation (q / qo, n, r, s, d, etc.)!

While searching for a solution based on a grammatical structure for f66r, I looked into various principles of grammar.

A real example: Irish grammar (already since the 7th–9th centuries)

a athair – his father – no change 
a hathair – her father – h is added 
a n-athair – their father – n is added

The crucial point is that "a" always stays the same. Only the change at the beginning of the following word shows which meaning is intended.

Another example:

a bhád – his boat 
a bád – her boat 
a mbád – their boat

If the word begins with a consonant, different forms appear again.

I'm not suggesting that Voynich is based on Irish grammar. But it shows that there are real examples where certain structures are necessary.

@quimqu: You had already suggested at one point that some glyphs might have been inserted afterwards. This example could even provide a reason why, for instance, a "q" might sometimes have been added later (perhaps because the scribe had "forgotten" it, or maybe it was needed).

There are also examples in English, although only in more modern times; or even earlier (12th–13th centuries), such as "a man", "an apple". But also in Arabic (which is also interesting when it comes to word "construction").

I'm really looking forward to seeing what else you discover in your investigation. Your findings are helping me a lot with You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (especially interesting are q, y, o, d).