Na frithail in n-airchisecht nachit·chobradar.

Na frithail in n-airchisecht nachit·chobradar.

(do not * attend to * the * compassion * that does not help you)

Do not entertain the pity that does you no good.

This is what Cú Chulainn tells Lóeg, his charioteer and old friend, in “Brislech Mór Maige Murthemni” in LL, when Lóeg tries to talk him out of going into an ill-omened battle.


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