[split] Discussion of f116v interpretations by Anton Alipov

[ThomasCoon]

As for faß - is it OK for FNHD to have "f" in the begiining of words? In You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. there is not a single word beginning with "f"!

If you're reading the first two words in Line 0 as "pox leber", that could be the Bavarian or Alemannic form of the now-standard "Bocks Leber" (goat's liver)

In fact, the "goat liver" interpretation has been dominant through the years of Voynich studies; what I proposed is to shift from this predominance to another interpretation, since, in my opinion, the animal does not look like a goat, neither the bulbous object - like a liver.

As for the faß: Bavarian (and I assume other German dialects) definitely had the character for "f" by 1400 A.D. - here is a picture from the Kasseler Gespräche from the 800s written in an archaic form of Bavarian. I realize the quality isn't very clear but I can't find a better one:

You can clearly see the "f" in the Latin "facio" in the 7th line, 2nd word, and many Bavarian words are written with this character also. Also, Luther's Bible is full of f-words (pun intended!) but I realize his work is considered Early New High German.


Why don't modern dictionaries have "f"? I am not 100% sure, but it may be a result of German linguists in the 1800s who tried to standardize Mittelhochdeutsch texts and rewrote them with a very artificial orthography: "vrouwen" and "vröude" instead of "frouwen" or "fröude" - but I am not completely sure about this and will have to research more.


Also, out of curiosity Anton, if you don't think the animal on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is a goat, what do you think it is? I saw that you also interpret the animal's foot as a cloven hoof. I'm just curioust!