20-01-2021, 03:27 AM
The y symbol in Latin represents con/com at the beginnings of words and us/um at the ends of words. It's a flexible abbreviation. On rare occasions, it occurs within words, but this is not common and it's usually a compound word.
Most scribes used it at the end. Some scribes used it both beginning and end (in about the same proportions as we see in the VMS).
Some scribes superscripted it, others did not. There are a couple of places in the VMS where it occurs superscripted (at the ends of words). Regardless of what it represents in the VMS, clearly the scribes were familiar with how it was used in languages that use Latin scribal abbreviations.
Most scribes used it at the end. Some scribes used it both beginning and end (in about the same proportions as we see in the VMS).
Some scribes superscripted it, others did not. There are a couple of places in the VMS where it occurs superscripted (at the ends of words). Regardless of what it represents in the VMS, clearly the scribes were familiar with how it was used in languages that use Latin scribal abbreviations.