Species sunt communes tam propriorum quam appellatiuorum duae, principalis et diriuatiua4. …ut ‘Iulius5’…
Nam propria habent species separatim quattuor: praenomen, nomen, cognomen, agnomen6. Praenomen est, quod praeponitur nomini uel differentiae causa7 uel quod[1] tempore, quo Sabinos Romani asciuerunt8 ciuitati ad confirmandam coniunctionem9 nomina illorum suis praeponebant nominibus et inuicem Sabini Romanorum.10
Et notantur11 uel singulis literis12 uel binis uel ternis. Idque fit differentiae causa13…. Unde in ‘Marco’ ‘M.’ solam scribimus14…quia nullus error fit15. Nomen16 est proprie uniuscuiusque suum17,18 ut ‘Paulus’; cognomen cognationis19 commune, ut ‘Scipio20’; agnomen est quod ab aliquo euentu21 imponitur, ut ‘Africanus,’ ‘Issauricus.’
P. 28b
Inuenimus tamen multa in his quattuor speciebus propriorum nominum inuicem pro se possita1, et quae in aliis personis sunt praenomina2
4: .i. ataat chétnaidi ⁊ dirudigthi hindilsi ataat dano in doacaldmaichi 5: .i. ainm inchoisc ceníuil 6: .i. issed acognomen són alsnafiru aili reliqua 7: .i. ardechor etir da ṅainmm cosmaili 8: .i. dochathraraib dóib hisinchathir 9: .i. is do remisuidigddis do accomol innacairddine ⁊ ind oentath · · 10: .i. Dagnítis dano intṡabindai anísin immenetor .i. nosuidigtis nomina romanorum ante nominibus suís · · 11: .i. notaitir 12: .i. robu óenlitrib 13: .i. dodechor fri praenomna[2] aili 14: .i. huare nádfail praenomen friandechraiged[3] 15: .i. cith ·m· namma scríbthar and huare náddeligedar fri praenomen cosmail do · · 16: .i. nomen saindíles cachoenḟolaid 17: .i. aṅái 18: Aní as nomen lasna littridi aili is cognomen són lapriscien aní as cognomen leosom is nomen són leissem 19: .i. inchoibnis 20: .i. coitchen diachoibnius .i. domaccaib ⁊ auib .i. scipio .i. scipide · · 21: .i. uathecmungg gnímo
P. 28b
1: .i. cach ae doṡuidigud aralailiu · 2: .i. hipersonaib sainib .i. saini persin[4] hisuidiu ·
4. i.e. there are primitives and derivatives in propriety: there are also in appellativity. 5. i.e. a name signifying family (gens). 6. i.e. this is the cognomen with other (learned) men, etc. 7. i.e. for distinguishing between two similar nouns. 8. i.e. for citizens of theirs in the city. 9. i.e. for this (reason) they used to set it before for the junction of the friendship and the unity. 10. i.e. the Sabines also used to do this in turn, i.e. they used to put names of the Romans before their own names. 12. i.e. either[5] by single letters. 13. i.e. to distinguish from other praenomina. 14. i.e. because there is no praenomen for it to differ from. 15. i.e. even if m only is written there: because it does not distinguish from (another) praenomen like it. 16. i.e. a peculiar nomen of every single substance. 18. that which is nomen with other authors, this is cognomen with Priscian: that which is cognomen with them, is nomen with him. 20. i.e. common to his relatives, i.e. to sons and grandsons, i.e. Scipio, i.e. Scipian. 21. i.e. by accident of fact.
1. i.e. that each of them is put for another. 2. i.e. in different persons, i.e. different persons here.
