This medieval parchment hole was cut to be shaped like a fish or an elongated capital Greek omega; then a flap was added around the 14th or 15th century, and the following words written on it in Middle French:
Moult deust bien tallier soller
Qui ci me sot si bien enter
Can someone out there translate this? A quick google search hasn't helped.
From this manuscript: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8452617d/f74#
@litteracarolina (I'm no specialist) I don't find "soller" in the "dictionnaire du moyen français" online. I'll check my paper dictionaries during breakfast but I'm pessimistic. It doesn't ring a bell ; "souler" (to be used to) would have been more logical, maybe a regional variation?
Beaucoup dut .... bien tailler
Qui me sut si bien racommoder
"Enter" means "to graft", but the above mentioned dictionary knows lots of metaphoric uses, and I think "to mend" is in the line.
Anna Dorofeeva
Le Néandertal se sent las, las
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