méitithir muldorn míled

méitithir muldorn míled

(as big * (as) rounded-fist * of soldier)

as big as the balled-up fist of a fighter

A simile used in the Táin to characterize the knotted muscles of Cú Chulainn’s calves. A similar alliterative simile says that his neck muscles were “méitithir cend maicc mís” (as big as the head of month-old child).

Topics: Similes, Metaphors & Kennings