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Ferrdi ciall comairli.
Ferrdi ciall comairli.
(better-of-it * sense * advice)
Sense is the better of advice.
Advice makes good sense better.
Ferrdi fis fiafraigid.
Ferrdi fis fiafraigid.
(better-of-it * knowledge * asking)
Knowledge is the better of inquiry.
Inquiry improves knowledge.
Isat craebsa nar craithead fa cnomheas.
Isat craebsa nar craithead fa cnomheas.
(you are * branch * that not * was shaken * for its * nut-mast)
You are a branch that has not been shaken for its nut crop.
Is snáth-gherradh saeghail...
Is snáth-gherradh saeghail ocus is aitherrach aimsire dam-sa!
(is * thread-cutting * of lifetime * and * is * change * of time/weather * for me)
It is a cutting of life’s thread and a reversal of fortune for me!
Dirsan lemm!
Dirsan lemm!
(calamitous * with me)
Woe is me!
I cenn cach baíth a báegul.
I cenn cach baíth a báegul.
(confronting * every * rash man * his * hazard)
Every reckless man faces his own danger.
Boí coire féile la Laigniu, Buchat a ainm.
Boí coire féile la Laigniu, Buchat a ainm.
(was * cauldron * of generosity * with * Leinstermen * Buchat * his * name)
The men of Leinster had a cauldron of generosity, and his name was Buchat.
Ba cáera for gaimen.
Ba cáera for gaimen.
(would be * berries * on * hide)
That would be like (a few) berries on the table.
Guirmithir aigred a rosc...
Guirmithir aigred a rosc,
dergithir nua-partaing a bél,
gilithir frasa némann a dét,
áillithir snechta n-oenaidche a chorp
(as blue * as ice * his * eye
as red * as new Parthian leather * his * mouth
as bright * as showers * of pearls * his * teeth
as beautiful * as snow * of one night * his * body)
His eye as blue as ice, his mouth as red as new Parthian leather, his teeth as bright as showers of pearls, his body as beautiful as freshly fallen snow.
Ingelt súile sochaide.
Ingelt súile sochaide.
(grazing * of eyes * of multitude)
He is a grazing for the eyes of a multitude.
He is a feast for the eyes.