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passage from LU. 2/{b — 25a printed (with only flfteen faults)
in vol. iii., p. 155: Isinchetramad lou hrutn dolluid in-banscâl
an-do-cum. alainn em tânaic ann. brat gel impe 7 buinne 6ir
imm-â-moing. mong orda furri. da-mâelân argit imm-a-cossa
gelchorcrai. bretnas argit com-brephnib oir in-a-brut 7 léne
srebnaide sita fn-a-gelchnes.
47. 'Mbis, when he has, iii, 490.' The passage in which this singular
Word occurs is : in-tan m-bis diabol n-airech desai lais 'when
double (the property; of an Aire-desa is with him' ; bis (recte
bis] is the ^rd sg. relative présent of biu 'sum' (=vivo), and the
prefixed m is the transported n of the accusative Za/2 'tempus.' The
phrase intan m-bis icum estl occurs twice in Z. 492.
48. ' Melastar, he §,Tinds [rec/e thou art ground {sic])] m. 488.' This
is a deponential 3rd sg. s-pret. and means 'he ground'; the
'recte'is Mr. Sullivan's. This in one of the cases in which he has
'improved the meaning'. So at p. 598 he renders snigestar 'stilla-
vit' by 'thou art thrown.' One would like to see his paradigm of
an Irish verb in the passive.
49. 'Memaid, frightened to flight, iii. 450.' Ro-memaid [-^d sg. redupl.
prêt, oi maidim) , simply means 'fregit.'
50. 'Miodhcuaird, mead-circling, i. ccciii.' This word, rectè mid-cliuairt,
simply means 'mid-court.'
51. 'Nel, 3L trance, iii, 452.' The word meant is nél 'a cloud.'
52. 'Nenaisc, to bind, to govern, iii. 514/ This is the ^d sg. redupli-
cated prêt. act. of naiscim and simply means 'nexuit.'
5j. 'Nin, "id est" that is, etc., iii. 492.' This, one of the commonest
of Irish contractions, stands for ninse, which does not mean 'that
is,' but 'not difficult' [ni-ansa].
54. 'iV-ue, grandsire, iii. 479.' The passage in which this occurs is is
nueo rogabh treabhadh, where nue is obviously the common adjec-
tive meaning 'new,' 'récent,' referring to the time at which the
ôc-aire or 'young noble' commenced householding. Compare
gabais trebad LU. 96^, rightly rendered by O'Curry, iii. 149,
'since he has taken to housekeeping.'
35. 'Ordain, the thumb, iii. 14.' This is the dat. sg. oïordu, gen. ordan.
56. 'Pes-Bolg a foot-bag {sic !; in which sorted woolis kept by carding
women.' Pes isa loan from the Lat. pexa, and has nothing to do
las Mr. Sullivan obviously supposes) with the Lat. pes.
57. ^Rop is, it is.' This, one of the commonest of Irish verbal forms,
means 'sit,' not 'est.' Z. 494.