Dealing with Diachrony

1. The disappearance of THORN into Y





2. The specialization of "DEGREE"





3. The various affiliations of ZED

AppearanceMeaningGraphemeCapture
zodiaczodiacLATIN LETTER Zzodiac
omnezomnemLATIN LETTER Momnem
page zpage 3ARABIC NUMERAL 3page 3
zet[y]etLATIN LETTER YOGH&yogh;et
waszwasLATIN LETTER Swasz
z xvixvi [drams]SYMBOL DRAM&dram; xvi
15 sz.15 shillings{abbr mark
rare collocation}
15 <ABBR EXPAN="shillings">s.</ABBR>
ii sz.ii 1/2{abbr mark
rare collocation}
ii <ABBR EXPAN="semis">s.</ABBR>
qzquart{abbr mark
rare collocation}
<ABBR EXPAN="quart">q</ABBR>
oz.ounces{abbr mark
common collocation
modern survival}
oz.
viz.videlicet{abbr mark
common collocation
modern survival}
viz.
qzque{abbr mark
or alloglyph of que symbol}
&abque;
qzquod{abbr mark
or alloglyph of que symbol
substituted for quod symbol
--by mistake?}
&abquod;
omnibzomnibus{abbr mark
common collocation
?amounts to symbol}
omni&abbus;