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Such examples are really interesting from the perspective of trying to understand the system behind the alphabet. This one is not "ar", not "cr", and not "air". What is it, then, and why is it needed? In contrast to many Voynechese glyphs, this is a triplet (there are some other ones, also).

I am presenting this hypothesis of two "fused" glyphs, with a stroke in common, as an alternative to the Latin abbreviation hypothesis. It covers some ligatures too:

f5v.2: {sy} = Sh+y
f15v.7, f28v.7: {co} = ch+o
f44r.7, f52r.7: {cs} = ch+s
f44v.8: {cTy} = cTh+y
etc.

It could just be a shorter variant of the normal writing, with unknown purpose. On the other hand the plume or tail is sometimes clearly separate, which may be an indication that something else is going on - maybe these cases (ex.: 52r.7 and 86v5.28 below) should be interpreted differently. A separate plume just like the one in 86v5.28 is sometimes mistaken for an EVA-n after EVA-i even though its shape and position are different; for example: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.