descent with modification

[Torsten]

An interesting observation is that words similar to [chedy], such as [chey] and [cheody], already appear in Currier A. This indicates that by the time words like [chedy]/[chedy] were introduced into the text, a number of potential source vords were already present. 

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1. <chey> in Currier A
The word <chey> is frequently used in Currier A on pages like You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. It occurs in close vicinity to similar tokens as <shey> and <chy>.

Frequency of vords similar to <chey> in Currier A:

      ch-         che-         chee-
 -ol  chol (280)  cheol  (71)  cheeol  ( 3)
  -o  cho   (48)  cheo   (25)  cheeo   ( -)
  -y  chy  (104)  chey   (78)  cheey   (34)
 -dy  chdy  ( 9)  chedy  ( 2)  cheedy  ( 3)
-ody  chody (44)  cheody (27)  cheeody ( 4)

2. <chey> in Currier B

<chey> is frequently used in Currier B on pages like You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. It occurs in close vicinity to similar tokens as <chedy>, <shey>, and <shedy>.

Frequency of vords similar to <chey> in Currier B:

      ch-         che-         chee-
 -ol  chol  (89)  cheol  (88)  cheeol  ( 6)
  -o  cho   (12)  cheo   (33)  cheeo   (16)
  -y  chy   (31)  chey  (238)  cheey  (122)
 -dy  chdy (119)  chedy (470)  cheedy  (52)
-ody  chody (42)  cheody (46)  cheeody ( 8)