ErinaBee > 22-12-2025, 02:58 PM
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nablator > 22-12-2025, 04:37 PM
(22-12-2025, 02:58 PM)ErinaBee Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I can make out "nichil nulla dabas" which means “you gave nothing at all” in perfectly grammatical Latin.
ErinaBee > 22-12-2025, 04:41 PM
nablator > 22-12-2025, 04:47 PM
(22-12-2025, 04:41 PM)ErinaBee Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The feminine nulla can be:
Both are normal in medieval Latin, especially in short, rhetorical clauses.
- Elliptical, agreeing with an implied noun (e.g. res, substantia), or
- Pleonastic / emphatic, reinforcing nichil without strict classical concord.
Medieval Latin often tolerates (and even favors) redundant negation, especially for emphasis.
Comparable patterns you’ll find in medieval sources:From a classical perspective this looks sloppy; from a medieval perspective it sounds forceful.
- nichil omnino
- nichil ullum
- nichil penitus
- nichil nulla
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