Rat·meliub mar meles muilend múadbraich!

Rat·meliub mar meles muilend múadbraich!

I will grind you * as * grinds * mill * fine-malt)

I will grind you the way a mill grinds malt!

This is the first of a series of threatening images that Cú Chulainn flings at Fergus, warning him what will happen if he does not come for a parley right away. The passage is found at the conclusion of the LL Táin. See also “Rot·naisc mar nasces idu feda!”


Topics: The Characters Speak Similes, Metaphors & Kennings