# Why do spellings change at the end of a line? · Voynich Manuscript

> Most likely -m is a line-final form of -in / -n, not yet confirmed; 2 answers proposed, 0 ruled out. What is the layout layer: which spellings change at…

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# Why do spellings change at the end of a line?

Asked 25 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What did the line and page add?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG78TG4W5X/what-did-the-line-and-page-add)·2 answers·0·0 following

**Most likely: -m is a line-final form of -in / -n** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

 

## Answers 2



[**-m is a line-final form of -in / -n** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G02HR7ZT4/m-is-a-line-final-form-of-in-n)

Supported by its tests

Evidence: 1 for

Most likely



[**Copied from an exemplar with different line breaks** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G040M4ZJW/copied-from-an-exemplar-with-different-line-breaks)

Not tested enough to call either way

Evidence: 1 for

Still possible

## What would settle it

1. Model and remove the layout layer: normalise line-final forms (-m to -in/-n, F-111) and other line-conditioned variants, then rerun the battery and solvers on the normalised text.

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[**What did the line and page add?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JG78TG4W5X/what-did-the-line-and-page-add)most likely -m is a line-final form of -in / -n

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