frequent Voynich vords in Slavic VCI and West Slavic languages

[aStobbart]

If we read <béz bas> as "bez vas"

Is there good historical evidence for a /b/ --> /v/ sound change, or vice versa, in any West Slavic dialects since the middle ages? I'm aware this is a very common sound change and allophone pair, because they're produced at the same place of articulation. But does the /b/<-->/v/ variation apply specifically to the time period and language areas you're talking about here?

No, not really to be honest. It could still appear more as a result of the unusual writing system, in which I do not identify a distinct glyph or sequence specifically to represent /v/. To be honest I would rather expect <was> than <bas> for this Slavic word, but again, we cannot expect perfect consistency or phonemic accuracy from an author writing in a very unusual writing system. It is also possible that these particular vords do not actually mean Slavic "bez vas" here. Accurate interpretation of a couple vords/words in isolation is still quite difficult at this stage of the investigation.

I see you omitted the text next to the nymphs, the fact that the text is in a different orientation makes me think it must be related to the drawning. I allways tought of it as labels or maybe a description.

This is the text according to the Takeshi transcription:

sal okeedy
daly ychey
sols daro
ychty
saino
saldy
dainy

What do you think? Could you make an interpretation using your system?