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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Aight, now I need answers.

I had seen this image before, but couldn't remember where or when. I still don't, but a reverse image lookup says it's a page from a french prayer book

as this image shows

But I can't read the damn writing because whatever font is used there is gibberish to my dyslexia.

Can anyone passing by take a crack at deciphering what it says? I suspect it's Latin rather than French considering the era the original is from, but it could be either.

[–] javasux@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It appears to share many words with the Latin version of Psalm 114:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalmi+114&version=VULGATE

Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae.

Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you very much!

Now that I have a legible font to compare to, it makes it much easier to parse the original

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Medieval people really despise dyslexics.

If they ask you to pull the maggot out of their skulls. DONT. Thats how they get you. Death would be sweeter