nablator > 08-01-2020, 12:33 AM
(07-01-2020, 08:28 PM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I feel quite sure it is N. for "Nomen": a placeholder where the name of the officiant, or the person object of the spell, must be inserted.
MarcoP > 11-01-2020, 09:14 AM
Ruby Novacna > 11-01-2020, 11:21 AM
(07-01-2020, 08:28 PM)MarcoP Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Also, I found "N" in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..Hello Marco!
MarcoP > 11-01-2020, 11:26 AM
arca_libraria > 22-02-2020, 09:20 PM
-JKP- > 22-02-2020, 09:27 PM
arca_libraria > 22-02-2020, 09:40 PM
(22-02-2020, 09:27 PM)-JKP- Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.It's good to see you again, Arca. Thanks for the additional information.
I've been thinking about what you said about this being, in a sense, like a boilerplate (in which you insert the appropriate name).
IF the character in the VMS is "N" and IF it has the same meaning (a stand-in for a name), then that might suggest that this text was copied from somewhere or that it was intended for someone else's use, so that it could be personalized as appropriate.
That's a lot of "ifs" but it MIGHT mean there's something like it out there... somewhere.
Koen G > 23-02-2020, 01:27 AM
Aga Tentakulus > 23-02-2020, 06:54 AM
(23-02-2020, 01:27 AM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I'm glad you are back, Arca. Is there a particular charm where we could insert your name for a swift recovery?
What I find puzzling about the whole of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is that it is clearly grounded in medieval practice and reality (the crosses, "maria", N, even the -ix -ix -ix formula) but still we can't make sense of it. Most interpretations require "bad German" or an uncontrolled mixture of rare dialectical forms, or a hodgepodge of various languages..
-JKP- > 23-02-2020, 10:27 AM