Voynich ManuscriptF-123
Evidence · Voynich Manuscript
Line-end -m barely follows line crowding
Line-final -m is a little commoner at the end of the fullest third of lines than of the emptiest (33 % against 28 %, z 2.6, 707 line ends, half C), short of the bar registered for copying from an exemplar (z > 3).
What it means
Most likelyunchanged
Most likelyunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onCopied from an exemplar with different line breaks
Bears onweighs little · 1 for, none against
Disputedunchanged
How it was found 1 run
Result. Not supported at the registered bar (trend in the predicted direction).
-m share among line-final alternants: fullest third of lines minus emptiest third (half C)0.332 vs 0.283 (z 2.6, 707 line ends)Not supported at the registered bar (trend in the predicted direction)
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Line-end -m barely follows line crowding [Evidence EVD0DCC13JT60FH]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCC13JT60FH
@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcc13jt60fh,
title = {Line-end -m barely follows line crowding},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCC13JT60FH},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCC13JT60FH}
}