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early irish poetry
ro-cúala
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ro-cúala | ro-cluinethar, 'hears', perfect, 2nd singular, compound verb, b5??? |
| ar | for/because |
| dúana | dúan, 'poem', long a stem, feminine, accusative plural, prefixes a H to a vowel. |
| do-beir | 'gives, brings', 3rd singular deuterotonic, compound verb, B1, present indicative. |
| a n-í | deictic particle, neuter singular 'the thing' accusative singular |
| as | copula, 3rd singular, relative, present indicative |
| dúthaig | 'belonging', i stem adjective, +do 'to', 'native, inherent', predicative adjective because it comes after the copula. |
| bó | cow/ ox, feminine, irregular noun |
| ro-cúala ní tabair echu ar dúana; do-beir a n-í as dúthaig dó, bó | i heard he doesnt give horses for poems he gives the thing that fits his nature a cow |
| ní tabair | do-beir, 3nd singular, prototonic, 'gives, brings', with negative particle, compound verb, b1 |