Analysis of 116v by Edith Sherwood

[davidjackson]

Surely a medieval f. in front of a date signifies festi, feast day? Maybe if you were really pig headed you could argue that FIX is the day after the octave of the feast of whoever, ie the first day of the new period, but no Saint is mentioned in the translation.

I had a quick look in theYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. she mentions. Couldn't find F=40 in it, but I enjoyed this translation that made it into the published edition, which may have a bearing upon Koen's "woman with a thing that might be a spindle":

Facitrice delle fuida stórte: a woman that makes or spins crooked spindles, that is, maketh her husband cuckold

Seems a strange entry, but no doubt, an essential one should you find your wife spindling crookedly.

Back to the subject at hand: InYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., F is denoted by 4. IE, In the key of C major, the first scale degree (tonic) is C, the fourth (subdominant) is F.

Possibly Edith came across this and got confused, although this is a solidly 18th century Germanic tradition.

FOUND IT. From this You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (with no citation either. There is a general citation to Capelli, but I fail to find anything specific upon F in his chapter on Roman numerals):

40
F
Presumed abbreviation of English forty.

Hmmm.....