Curses & Insults
Gura féis ic faelaib do chorp!
Gura féis ic faelaib do chorp!
(may it be * feast * at * wolves * your * body)
May your body be a feast for wolves!
Dolma n-aithisc for fer th’inaid do grés.
Dolma n-aithisc for fer th’inaid do grés.
(slowness * of speech * on * man * of your place * for * ever)
Hesitant speech on your successor forever!
Ferr cach maín mainbthig mifhocal már marta.
Ferr cach maín mainbthig mifhocal már marta.
(Better * (than) * every * treasure * rich * evil word * of death)
A great killing curse is better than any opulent treasure.
Ní raib úaid acht cairem ⁊ círmaire...
Ní raib úaid acht cairem ⁊ círmaire nó nech bed fíu iad.
(not * may be * from him * but * shoemaker * & * combmaker * or * one * that would be * equivalent to * them)
“May none spring from him but shoemakers and combmakers, or people of that kind.”
Beirid tríst ⁊ mallachtain nóem nÉrenn!
Beirid tríst ⁊ mallachtain nóem nÉrenn!
(let them carry * curse * and * malediction * of saints * of Ireland)
May they bear the curse and the malediction of the saints of Ireland!
Úir aineóil tarat!
Úir aineóil tarat!
(soil * unknown * over you)
Foreign soil over you!
Ní gilla i ngillaidecht é ...
Ní gilla i ngillaidecht é, ní óclach i n-óclachas, ocus ní gaiscedach i ngaisced.
(is not * page * in * pageship * he * is not * squire * in * squireship * and * is not * knight * in * knighthood)
His actions befit neither page nor squire nor knight.
Mo mallacht is mallacht ríg nime ar lín in tighi-sea i tái!
Mo mallacht is mallacht ríg nime ar lín in tighi-sea i tái!
(my * curse * and * curse * of king * of heaven * on * full number * the * of house * in which * you are)
My curse and the curse of the king of heaven on all those within your house!
Bad nenaid co bráth a lucht!
Bad nenaid co bráth a lucht!
(let be * nettles * to * doomsday * his * household)
May his household be nettles forever!
Fognad dúib ág is ernbas!
Fognad dúib ág is ernbas!
(may serve * to you (pl.) * strife, oppression, etc. * and * iron-death)
May danger and violent death follow you all!