25-07-2024, 12:20 PM
(24-07-2024, 12:21 AM)pegalac wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Dear friends and enthusiasts of mysteries and history,
For centuries, the Voynich Manuscript has intrigued and fascinated researchers worldwide. This enigmatic manuscript, written in an undecipherable language or code, has defied all attempts at decryption. But a question arises: what if the Voynich Manuscript is actually written in old French, dating back to the medieval period between 1000 and 1400?
Old French Letter
Voynich letter
The first picture shows a common abbreviation with different meanings according to the language. It has to be
interpreted depending on the content.
In German it represents various endings such as -ch, -um, -rm, -eit.
If you look at the label on f 65r we can read: am aich d'arm a baum" which means "on oak the arms a tree".
It is written in a south german dialect. The definite article "die" (engl. the) ist usually pronounced just "d" in dialect.
In standard german: "an der Eiche die Arme, ein Baum".
In my alphabet the second glyph represents the letter m, the second glyph of the last word here is simply b.
The ligature of the second picture has nothing to do with it.
Funny that the author calls the branches of a tree "arms".


Old French Letter
Voynich letter