(09-07-2018, 02:18 PM)Anton wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Maybe the "8" shape is an abbreviation also?
Any thoughts?
Being ignorant of German, I am not particularly qualified to answer. I would be interested in knowing Helmut's opinion.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (1450 ca) is an example of final -s appearing with an 8-shape in German-language documents: this seems to me the safest interpretation. This has its problems of course, including the fact that 8 seems to occur midword in "val8en".
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