Assuming the month names tell us anything about the plaintext language stacks a lot of uncertainties.
* Was the person who wrote the marginalia involved in making the MS or are they a later owner?
* If they were involved, where were they from?
* If they were involved and we know where they were from, what was their relation to the (almost certainly earlier) You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. marginalia writer who wrote in German-ish?
* If they were involved in a leading role and we know where they were from, did they actually use a plaintext in the same vernacular as the month names?
* If they were involved in a leading role and we know where they were from and they did actually use a plaintext in the vernacular, which of the (evidently) several language groups/dialects they were familiar with did they select?
Note that the answer to all of those questions is "we don't know".
As for the languages involved, I'd say we're almost certainly looking at a peripheral form of French. Currently the evidence weighs strongest in favor of northern influences, but opinions here may vary.
* Was the person who wrote the marginalia involved in making the MS or are they a later owner?
* If they were involved, where were they from?
* If they were involved and we know where they were from, what was their relation to the (almost certainly earlier) You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. marginalia writer who wrote in German-ish?
* If they were involved in a leading role and we know where they were from, did they actually use a plaintext in the same vernacular as the month names?
* If they were involved in a leading role and we know where they were from and they did actually use a plaintext in the vernacular, which of the (evidently) several language groups/dialects they were familiar with did they select?
Note that the answer to all of those questions is "we don't know".
As for the languages involved, I'd say we're almost certainly looking at a peripheral form of French. Currently the evidence weighs strongest in favor of northern influences, but opinions here may vary.
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