FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55  
56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   >>  
nges. [Note 213: doingteas N] 214. Tri seithir deirmiten: tromdatu, espatu, utmaille. 215. Tri seithir airmiten: torbatu, airetrumma, fosta. 216. Tri banlae: luan, mairt, cetain. Mna co firu innib, bid mo a serc la firu inda serc a fer leo-som [et] beit a mna tar eis na fer sin. [Note 216: bandla N at mna beit tara n-eiseiu N] 217. Tri ferlae: .i. dardain, aine, domnach. Mna co firu intib, beitit na mna sin fo digrad [et] beitit a fir dia n-eisi. Satharn im_morro_ is laithe coitchenn. Is comlith doib. Luan saer do dul fri cach les. [Note 217: aoine satharn _no_ domnach N innib N beidis N] 218. Tri gnima ratha: fosta, feile, lobra. Fosta i n-arus, feile, arna ebra goe, lobra hicce .i. lecud a lomartha i n-indligud dar a [.f]echimain. [Note 218: om. ratha L lubrai N anarus N heibre goi N lubrai ice .i. leacadh lomartha anindli_ged_ dar cenn feichi_man_ N] 199. Three chains by which evil propensity is bound: a covenant, a (monastic) rule, law. 200. Three rocks to which lawful behaviour is tied: a monastery,[106] a chieftain, the family. [106] 'The credence-table,' N., perperam. 201. Three candles that illumine every darkness: truth, nature, knowledge. 202. Three things that constitute a king: a contract with (other) kings, the feast of Tara, abundance during his reign. 203. Three locks that lock up secrets: shame, silence, closeness. 204. Three keys that unlock thoughts: drunkenness, trustfulness, love. 205. Three inheritances that are divided in the presence of heirs: the inheritance of a jester, of a madman, and of an old man. 206. Three youthful sisters: desire, beauty, generosity. 207. Three aged sisters: groaning, chastity, ugliness. 208. Three well-bred sisters: constancy, well-spokenness, kindliness. 209. Three ill-bred sisters: fierceness, lustfulness, obduracy. 210. Three sisters of good fortune: good breeding, liberality, mirth. 211. Three sisters of good repute: diligence, prudence, bountifulness. 212. Three sisters of ill repute: inertness, grudging, closefistedness. 213. Three angry sisters: blasphemy, strife, foulmouthedness. 214. Three irreverent sisters: importunity, frivolity, flightiness. 215. Three reverent sisters: usefulness, an easy bearing, firmness. 216. Three woman-days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. If women go to men on those days, the men will love them better than they the men, and the women will survive the men. 217. Three
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   54   55  
56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   >>  



Top keywords:
sisters
 

domnach

 

beitit

 

lubrai

 

lomartha

 
repute
 
seithir
 

madman

 
jester
 

inheritance


presence

 

youthful

 
desire
 

beauty

 
abundance
 

closeness

 
silence
 
secrets
 

contract

 

divided


inheritances

 

unlock

 

thoughts

 

drunkenness

 

trustfulness

 

obduracy

 

usefulness

 

reverent

 

bearing

 

firmness


flightiness

 
frivolity
 

strife

 

blasphemy

 

foulmouthedness

 
irreverent
 

importunity

 
Monday
 

survive

 
Tuesday

Wednesday
 

closefistedness

 
kindliness
 
spokenness
 

fierceness

 

lustfulness

 
constancy
 

groaning

 
chastity
 

ugliness