What an expansion! Nice work. I feel like the list has grown to such an expanse that it would be interesting also outside of Voynich studies, basically for anyone interested in month names in these vernaculars.
Regarding au/ou/ö for August: I agree that these may have been interchangeable in some areas. But pronunciation is just one aspect, we're also looking at spelling because we know exactly which spelling the Month Name Writer used. While writing "au" would have been feasible almost anywhere, ö certainly isn't. On the other hand, "ou" is closer to "au" because it's a digraph without diacritics.
Am I correct to conclude that the German entries keep following the established pattern? That is, potentially interesting April and August, but the tradeoff is "Mertz" and folk names for six months?
Regarding au/ou/ö for August: I agree that these may have been interchangeable in some areas. But pronunciation is just one aspect, we're also looking at spelling because we know exactly which spelling the Month Name Writer used. While writing "au" would have been feasible almost anywhere, ö certainly isn't. On the other hand, "ou" is closer to "au" because it's a digraph without diacritics.
Am I correct to conclude that the German entries keep following the established pattern? That is, potentially interesting April and August, but the tradeoff is "Mertz" and folk names for six months?
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