When one sees a frequent word in any inscrutable text, the most natural thing to look for is that it might be an article or joining word.
That daiin might be "the" or "and" was proposed far back in its history.
In the latter parts of the manuscript chedy is the most common Vword, as has been noted by many people, including Currier and probably others before him.
What is important is to see how it behaves and where it falls between other Vords.
daiin actually has many variations. -aiin is preceded by many different glyphs, and the variations include different numbers of strokes and a tail that appears to have different lengths. It may not be a frequent word at all, it may be several different words expressed in a similar way, or it may be a set of numbers (or something else).
It bears a strong resemblance to Roman numerals, but if it is numerals, then the selection is rather constrained (unless the combination of strokes and tail-length is used to increase the possible interpretations). The resemblance to Roman numerals might be completely coincidental but Roman numerals were still used in body text by a few scribes in the early 15th century. By the later 15th century, they had mostly died out.
That daiin might be "the" or "and" was proposed far back in its history.
In the latter parts of the manuscript chedy is the most common Vword, as has been noted by many people, including Currier and probably others before him.
What is important is to see how it behaves and where it falls between other Vords.
daiin actually has many variations. -aiin is preceded by many different glyphs, and the variations include different numbers of strokes and a tail that appears to have different lengths. It may not be a frequent word at all, it may be several different words expressed in a similar way, or it may be a set of numbers (or something else).
It bears a strong resemblance to Roman numerals, but if it is numerals, then the selection is rather constrained (unless the combination of strokes and tail-length is used to increase the possible interpretations). The resemblance to Roman numerals might be completely coincidental but Roman numerals were still used in body text by a few scribes in the early 15th century. By the later 15th century, they had mostly died out.