Ba fras de némannaib boí ina bélaib.

Ba fras de némannaib boí ina bélaib.

(was * shower * of * pearls * (that) was * in her/his * lips)

It was a shower of pearls that was in her/his mouth.

This very common image, used of both men and women, is found in the Táin, and in tales such as “Togail Bruidne Da Derga” and “Siaburcharpat Con Culaind”.

Topics: Similes, Metaphors & Kennings