1st word                                   2nd word

                                                     

 

So, in the first line of the text (f. 1r), the firts six Voynich words are, in fact, not one, but two words.

 

In the first case, we have 6 possibilities :

 

word with 2 letters + word with 4 letters

 

- δα + ?

- κι  + ?

- σα + ?

 

MEHA

NEHA

XEHA

PEHA

REHA

FEHA

CEHA

YEHA

 

MEHB

NEHB

XEHB

PEHB

REHB

FEHB

CEHB

YEHB

 

MEHZ

NEHZ

XEHZ

PEHZ

REHZ

FEHZ

CEHZ

YEHZ

 

MEHQ

NEHQ

XEHQ

PEHQ

REHQ

FEHQ

CEHQ

YEHQ

 

MEHI

NEHI

XEHI

PEHI

REHI

FEHI

CEHI

YEHI

 

META

NETA

XETA

PETA

RETA

FETA

CETA

YETA

     

METB

NETB

XETB

PETB

RETB

FETB

CETB

YETB

 

METZ

NETZ

XETZ

PETZ

RETZ

FETZ

CETZ

YETZ

                                  

METQ

NETQ

XETQ

PETQ

RETQ

FETQ

CETQ

YETQ

          

METI

NETI

XETI

PETI

RETI

FETI

CETI

YETI

 

MUHA

NUHA

XUHA

PUHA

RUHA

FUHA

CUHA

YUHA

                                              

MUHB

NUHB

XUHB

PUHB

RUHB

FUHB

CUHB

YUHB

                                             

MUHZ

NUHZ

XUHZ

PUHZ

RUHZ

FUHZ

CUHZ

YUHZ

                                             

MUHQ

NUHQ

XUHQ

PUHQ

RUHQ

FUHQ

CUHQ

YUHQ

                                            

MUHI

NUHI

XUHI

PUHI

RUHI

FUHI

CUHI

YUHI

                                                    

MUTA

NUTA

XUTA

PUTA

RUTA

FUTA

CUTA

YUTA

                                                     

MUTB

NUTB

XUTB

PUTB

RUTB

FUTB

CUTB

YUTB

                                                   

MUTZ

NUTZ

XUTZ

PUTZ

RUTZ

FUTZ

CUTZ

YUTZ

                                                   

MUTQ

NUTQ

XUTQ

PUTQ

RUTQ

FUTQ

CUTQ

YUTQ

                                                 

MUTI

NUTI

XUTI

PUTI

RUTI

FUTI

CUTI

YUTI

 

Here we have just one possibility : μετά

 

- δα + μετά = even after (improbable)

- κι + μετά = also after (improbable)

- σα + μετά = as after (improbable)

 

This doesn't make any sense.

 

word with 3 letters + word with 3 letters 

 

- σαν + ?

- καν + ?

- λιψ + ?

 

EHA

 

EHB

 

EHZ

 

EHQ

 

EHI

 

ETA

     

ETB

 

ETZ

                                  

ETQ

          

ETI

 

UHA

                                              

UHB

                                             

UHZ

                                             

UHQ

                                            

UHI

                                                    

UTA

                                                     

UTB

                                                   

UTZ

                                                   

UTQ

                                                 

UTI

 

Here we have just one possibility : έτι

 

- σαν + έτι =  As yet

- καν + έτι = Nor yet (improbable)

- λιψ (from λιβας) + έτι = Hot wind from Southeast yet / still (this doesn't make any sense)

 

Therefore, the only words that makes sense are :

 

- σαν + έτι =  As yet...

 

 

 

In my opinion, the Voynich Manuscript begins with the adverb « As yet... ».