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| This also shows the lingua romana and Latin sections of the text. The only abbreviation in the lingua teudisca section is a sinle example of a nomina sacra term, while those in the lingua romana section follow the various types of abbreviations found in Latin. The lack of an abbreviation style for the Germanic text, along with the eccentric word spacing, suggests that this was not a commonly written language at this time. |
| The Strasbourg Oath, 10th century French Chronicle (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale MS latin 9768). (From Lanson 1923) |
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