LU., edition of Strachan and O'Keeffe, p. 63, note 17. Similarly, YBL. 1714-1716, and Eg. 93.

Page 170

[1-1]

LU. fo. 63, note 19, edit. Strachan and O'Keeffe, and Eg. 93.

[2-2]

LU. and YBL. 1716.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[4-4]

LU. and YBL. 1717.

[5-5]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[6-6]

LU. and YBL. 1717.

[7-7]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[8-8]

LU. and YBL. 1718-1720.

[9-9]

Eg. 209.

[10-10]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[11-11]

LU. and YBL. 1721.

[12-12]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17, and, similarly, LU. and YBL. 1721.

[13-13]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[a]

The three stanzas of this lay in YBL. (four in LU.) are found, with slight changes, in the lay on page 172fl.

[14-14]

LU. and YBL. 1732.

Page 171

[1-1]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[2-2]

LU. and YBL. 1735-1736.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[4-4]

Eg. 93.

[5-5]

Stowe.

[6-6]

Eg. 93.

[7-7]

Stowe.

[8-8]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[9-9]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[10-10]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[11-11]

LU. fo. 77a, in the margin.

Page 172

[1-1]

LU. and YBL. 1739-1743.

[a]

Literally 'repentance.'

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[4-4]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[5-5]

Eg. 93.

[6-6]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[b]

Physician to King Conchobar.

Page 173

[a]

Following Windisch's emended reading of LL.

[b]

See above, page 168, note a.

[c]

Literally, 'liver.'

Page 174

[a]

That is, the 'barbed' spear.

[1-1]

Reading with MS. Stowe.

[b]

That is, Medb.

[c]

That is, the followers of Ailill.

[1-1]

LU. page 64, note 5, edition of Strachan and O'Keeffe.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

Page 175

[1-1]

This heading is supplied by Windisch.

[2-2]

Eg. 93.

[a]

LU. 1764, H. 2. 17 and Eg. 93 have for this, Mebul, 'Shame.'

[3-3]

LU. 1767.

[4-4]

Stowe.

[5-5]

LU. 1766-1767.

[6-6]

LU. and YBL. 1759-1760.

[7-7]

LU. 1761-1765.

[8-8]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

Page 176

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

LU. and YBL. 1745.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

Page 177

[1-1]

LU. fo. 77a, in the margin.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93.

[4-4]

LU. and YBL. 1748.

[5-5]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[6-6]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[a]

Reading fiadnaisse.

[7-7]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[8-8]

Eg. 93.

[9-9]

Stowe.

[10-10]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[11-11]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[12-12]

LU. and YBL. 1753.

Page 178

[1-1]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[4-4]

H. 2. 17 and Eg. 93.

[5-5]

LU. and YBL 1755.

[6-6]

A gloss incorporated in the text of LL., LU., YBL., Stowe, H. 2. 17. and Eg. 93.

[7-7]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[8-8]

Eg. 93.

[9-9]

LU. and YBL. 1755-1758.

[10-10]

Eg. 93.

[11-11]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[12-12]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[13-13]

LU. 1768.

[14-14]

LU. 1769.

Page 179

[1-1]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17, and, similarly, LU. 1771.

Page 180

[1-1]

Eg. 93.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[4-4]

Translating from Stowe, H. 2. 17 and Eg. 93.

Page 181

[1-1]

Stowe, and LL., in the margin.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93.

[4-4]

Eg. 93.

[a]

'Of gold,' Eg. 93.

[5-5]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[6-6]

Stowe.

[7-7]

Stowe.

Page 182

[1-1]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[2-2]

Stowe.

[3-3]

LU. 1803-1807, and, similarly, Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[4-4]

LU. 1810-1811.

[5-5]

LU. fo. 78a, in the margin; also in H. 2. 17. and Eg. 93.

[a]

Hallowtide, the first of November and the beginning of winter.

[b]

I.e. Candlemas. Stowe contains a Christian addition: 'to the feast of Brigit;' that is, the first of February.

Page 183

[1-1]

LU. 1826.

Page 184

[a]

The LU. version of this episode was given above under XIIe, page 143.

[1-1]

Stowe.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93.

[b]

Literally, 'crimson.'

Page 185

[1-1]

Eg. 93.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Stowe.

[4-4]

Stowe.

[a]

A pet name for Cuchulain.

[5-5]

Eg. 93.

Page 186

[1-1]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

Page 187

[1-1]

Eg. 93.

[2-2]

Stowe and LU. 1874.

[3-3]

H. 2. 17 and Eg. 93, instead of, 'Darius.'

[4-4]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[5-5]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

Page 188

[1-1]

There is a gap in the MS., and these words are supplied from the context.

[2-2]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[3-3]

Eg. 93 and H. 2. 17.

[a]

That is, the piled up bodies of the slain.

[4-4]