(1) Image #1: calūpniat2 = calumpniatur │ (here) claims
(i) -mn- in Classical Latin undergoes pronunciation change
> -mpn- e.g. (not from the
text) sollemnis > sollempnis; the omission of the nasal /m/ is
indicated i.e. ū = um
calūpniat2 = calumpniatur
(ii) calūpniat2 = calumpniatur:
what looks like a 2 in the original manuscript (the transcription is not so
clear) indicates –(t)ur i.e. a passive or, in this case, a deponent verb; he
also uses the same symbol in bor2 = Middle English ‘bordure’
(border)
(2) Image #2: the manuscript does not distinguish between
/v/ and /u/ which is the most common convention now i.e. to differentiate
between: [1] as a separate vowel either short or long e.g. sum or tū,
and [2] as a semi-vocalic sound similar to English w before another
vowel: videō [wideo], amāvī [amawi]
The manuscript only uses /u/: unuſ =unus; amauit = amavit;
inuaſit = invasit; uenit = venit
However, some modern editions of Latin works still retain
/u/ rather than /v/ for [2] above.
A wry remark concerning the last image:
a plaque authorised by the National Domesday Committee
which was issued to commemorate and celebrate 900 years of
Norman heritage, the community having been recorded in the
Domesday Book. I can’t imagine the Anglo-Saxons were jumping for joy
at the prospect of a Norman invasion in 1066, but there is a legacy
– a massive one – as all the words in bold demonstrate. And, of course,
for most of those words, you know who you first need to be grateful to!
It is also interesting to note how merging of language
evolved with examples of French words with Anglo-Saxon endings
e.g. concerning, issued, grateful.
Links:
Book from
which the extract is set
https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/domesdaybookorgr00jame/domesdaybookorgr00jame.pdf
Other links
https://www.domesdaybook.net/home
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Inquiry
Dizionario
Di Abbreviature (Latin / Italian)
https://share.google/lGVENPUvPj4RHeBcu
lexicon
abbreviaturarum (Latin / German)
https://archive.org/details/LexiconAbbreviaturarum/page/n9/mode/2up
The elements
of abbreviation in Medieval Latin paleography
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