Scribal Abbreviation
10th c.
sc̄z
↓
scilicet
In context
scilicet, hoc est
Usage
Meaning 'namely' or 'that is to say'. The z-like final character is a common scribal flourish for terminal syllables. Philosophical texts are dense with this abbreviation.
Boethius, De Consolatione (Monte Cassino MS)