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There are a few familiar abbreviations here and a few new ones:
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 | This stands for que as in neque in line 18, and quecunque in line 14. |  |  |
 | A straight or slightly curved line over a vowel indicates that an n or m has been omitted. See non in line 1, and quecunque in line 14. |  | |
 | This stands for orum as in iustorum in line 20. You can see the full ending in line 19. |  |  |
 | This stands for ur as in meditabitur in line 8. |  | |
| Contractions | ||
 | The 'crossed 7' stands for et, 'and' (lines 5, 8, and 24). | |
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This scribe only uses abbreviations at the end of lines.
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The most common is the bar indicating the omission of m or n: e.g. cymbalen in line 13, and heyligen in line 3. |  |
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The er abbreviation appears at the end of line 15 in heer, and at the end of line 6 in uader. |  |
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This rubric contains two different abbreviations for the word antiphona. | |
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