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Ms H (1) — FOLIO 1 (recto)
you go almost? original: vadis pene. Leonardo is practicing the Latin verb "vadere" (to go).
I go, you go, he goes, we go, you go, they go original: vado vadis vadit vadimus vaditis vadunt
go go go go go go go original: vada; likely practicing the Latin subjunctive or imperative forms
empty empty empty empty empty empty empty original: vaca; likely from the Latin "vacat" (it is empty/vacant) or "vacca" (cow)
stale stale stale stale stale stale stale original: vapa; a Latin term for wine that has lost its flavor, often used to mean someone or something "flat" or "dull"
go go go go go go go original: vada
a vineyard vineyard vineyard vineyard a I go original: vna vigna vigna vigna vigna vna vo; "vo" is the Italian short form of "vado" (I go)
Small circular sketch with radiating lines and crossed marks at the bottom center. This likely represents a mechanical design or a topographical feature, a common sight in Leonardo's margins even during linguistic practice.
so that original: vt; a common Latin conjunction