Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

-m is a line-final form of -in / -n

Among stems seen with both -m and -in/-n endings, the -m form ends 31 % of line-final occurrences and 2.4 % of inside ones (z 26, 78 stems, half C): -m is a line-final form.

EstablishedObservationConfirmatory0

What it bears on 4 answers

Most likely · weighs heavily · H-G-LINEFINAL-M

FOR

A natural language in an invented script

Still possible · weighs little · H-TH-LANG

FOR

Copied from an exemplar with different line breaks

Still possible · weighs little · H-G-COPIED

FOR

Heavily abbreviated Latin or vernacular

Still possible · weighs some · H-G-ABBREVIATION

FOR

Found by 1 run

Run	Measured	Result	Against	Decision	Date
RUN-239	-m share at line end vs inside, stems with both -m and -in/-n (half C)	0.313 vs 0.024 (z 25.6)	78 stems, 4122 tokens · within-page shuffle	Supported	22 Oct

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). -m is a line-final form of -in / -n [Evidence EVD0D8GDY520WNV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDY520WNV

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0d8gdy520wnv,
  title     = {-m is a line-final form of -in / -n},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0D8GDY520WNV},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDY520WNV}
}