Cris nathrach mo chris...

Cris nathrach mo chris, nathair ima·tá:
náram·gonat fir, náram·millet mná.

(belt * of snake * my * belt * snake * that is around /
may not wound me * men * may not destroy me * women)

My belt is a snake belt, a snake that wraps around:
may men not wound me, may women not destroy me!

This couplet is taken from what is known as the "Klosterneuburg Incantation", which Stokes edited in RC II (1875), and which was discussed and further edited on Old-Irish-L in December, 2004.

Filed Under: Verse | Incantations & Spells