Heroic Romances of Ireland Part 57

canst, not will I go. It is thereon came Mider to

Echaid, ocus damair a thoch.e.l.l fochetoir co m-beth folo acai

Echaid, and yields his stake immediately that may be (cause) of reproach for him

do Echaid, is airi roic na comada mora, ocus issairi is

to Echaid, it is therefore he paid the great stakes, and on that account it is (that)

fo anfis con atig a gell. Conid iarsin giull adrubrad in tan tra

under ignorance that he asked his wager. So that after that wager it was said when now

ro boi Mider cona muinter oc ic comad na aidehi, i. in tochor, ocus

was Mider and his folk at paying the stake of the night, that is, the causeway, and

di-chlochad Midi, ocus luachair Tetbai, ocus fid dar Breg: isse[FN#140]

seo

clearing stones off Meath, and rushes of Tethba and forest over Breg: it is he this

[FN#140] Grammar not clear: perhaps the Irish is corrupt (Str.).

an no foclad boi oca muinter amal atbert lebor drom snechta:

what used to say was with his folk as says Book of Drom-snechta:

Rhetoric--

Cuirthe illand:

Put on the field:

tochre illand:

Put close on the field

airderg dararad:

very red oxen:

trom in choibden:

heavy the troop

clunithar fir ferdi.

Which hears ?really-manly

buidni balc-thruim crand-chuir

troops for strong heavy setting of trees

forderg saire fedar

of very red ?oaks[FN#141] are led

[FN#141] Reading daire for saire.

sechuib slimprib snithib

past them on twisted wattles:

scitha lama: