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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 96056, member: 33"]I think perhaps the long line at the top and the one at the bottom were added as flourishes, for symmetry. They do mirror each other visually.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't make a real name out of this. Looks like either Baùrmfried or Baùomfried or Baùornfried, none of which are valid names as far as I can tell. I'd love it to be Baumfried. At least that is a surname! But there seems to be something extra in there. And the line that I made into an accent mark might be intended as an umlaut, as was mentioned above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 96056, member: 33"]I think perhaps the long line at the top and the one at the bottom were added as flourishes, for symmetry. They do mirror each other visually. I can't make a real name out of this. Looks like either Baùrmfried or Baùomfried or Baùornfried, none of which are valid names as far as I can tell. I'd love it to be Baumfried. At least that is a surname! But there seems to be something extra in there. And the line that I made into an accent mark might be intended as an umlaut, as was mentioned above.[/QUOTE]
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