Et o racomraigsed, torbiris each dib laim" a timcheall araile, co
rathuitsed da n-echaib, feib tiastais r6 haill^^ no re hanborus".
45ioRaeirgedar fo cAetoir a n-aenfecA^ co hainmin agarb docAwm
araili, -\ rochomraig doib a n-ingnais a n-each. Et ba h6 dlus
a comraig cona" facws fairgsi" na fordelugud iter na feraib"
isinn uair sin, coma comcheangailti a cathba[i]rr •] a claidmi^", 1
coma comascda lama na laecAraidi ag trenoirrleach aroiU, amar

4515 da leoman loi^idmera^S no mar da thiger trena^^ thnuthacha, no
mar da natAraig niata nemneacha.
Cid tra acht rotholl -\ rothrengon each aroili dib^' anolsin,
coma cn'athir chomtholl ones checAiair de; •] ger-b imda^* na
halaid anrfsin arna hairsidaib^^, ni riachtadar gona aigbeili

4520 eislindi o each dib ara cheili^^ risiw r6 sin. Nir-ba cai?2 tra'"
cairdess na deisi derbratha?- sin, uair fa santaigi re cecA^ar dib



1 Eg. hiardraighe ' Eg. ocoal anriata ' E. Eot * Eg. treinfaebraoh
« Eg. ana aigid ' Eg. gur-aging ' Eg. caiTaid no eruaidh oomna

» Eg. bertnaigis int shleg » Eg. idhber-aa " E. raraig- " Eg. ^nt a\eg
coma hairghe E. astoig '^ gg. an tsliasat oo araili d'eoh Et. int slegh badhua
sin 1" Eg. for luamain... indsaig EitiocZeis oo roeomraicsitar i* Eg. lamha
15 Eg. ri hall " Eg. ri hanforus " Eg. a tachair conaoh i' Eg. fairosim
19 Eg. fordeludh eturru 20 Eg. a olaidem " Eg. leoman mera

'^ Eg. treuai s» Eg. each a oele dib 21 Eg. ger-uo himdhai

« E. hairsigaib »« Eg. for aroili 2' Eg. cain am

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THE THEBAID

cruel contentious heroes of that combat were the last posterity
of the same mother, and the acknowledged sons of the same
father, though they were angry with one another at that time.
