Scéfe día·tuidchis ní bus mó!

(I will vomit * if you were to come * anything * that would be * more)

I’ll vomit if you come any closer!

In “Scéla Cano Meic Gartnáin” the legendary poet Senchán Torpéist is described as a strange desiccated little man, all wrapped up in his woolen cloak. When his enormous wife goes off on a trip, the wife’s handmaid attempts to serve him the mid-day meal. The poet responds in alarm approaching hysteria, warning her off and ending his speech with the above threat!

Topics: The Characters Speak Exclamations