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Der Tod der sieben Maine

Author: Unknown

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Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by University College, Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CELT Project

1. First draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 800 words

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Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G100051

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Sources

Manuscript Source
1. London, British Library MS Egerton 1782, fo. 44a1. For details see Robin Flower (ed.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library, formerly the British Museum (London 1926).

Edition
1. Kuno Meyer (ed.), Der Tod der sieben Maine (Egerton 1782, fo. 44a1), Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften, Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 9 (1913) 175.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Kuno Meyer, Der Tod der sieben Maine in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 9, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1913) page 175

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CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

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Text has been checked and proof-read twice.

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The electronic text represents the edited text. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and the macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained. Editorial corrections are tagged corr sic="" resp="KM" with the corrected form given in the 'sic' attribute. Expansions are marked ex, and editorial notes are tagged note type="auth" n="", or integrated into the markup. Text in German is indicated. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice.

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Profile Description

Created: by an unknown Irish monastic author. Date range: 900-1200.

Use of language

Language: [GA] Text is in Middle Irish.

Language: [DE] Some words in the notes are in German.

Revision History

• (2008-09-29)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Keywords added; file validated; new wordcount made.
• (2005-08-25)

  Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

• Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion
• (2005-08-04T15:29:37+0100)

  Peter Flynn (ed.)

• Converted to XML
• (2004-03-31)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• HTML file created.
• (2004-03-30)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Header created, file proofed twice; structural and content markup applied; file parsed.
• (1996-07)

  Dara Mac Domhnaill (text capture/ed.)

• text scanned in and first proofing.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G100051

Der Tod der sieben Maine: Author: Unknown

p.175

1. Eol dam aided, erctha gním,
   na secht Maine mór re rím,
   gach bail hi ro-ort tre gail
   clann in láeich a Laighinmaigh.¹
2. Maine Mórgar mórdais rúin
   tuc Feirbb ingin Gerga gúir,²
   marbais Conchobur gan chess
   a n-Glend Gerg don chaladh-ces.³
3. Maine Mó-epert, maith fer,
   get ar Clænglais hi Maigh Bregh,
   do-cher la Conall tall tra
   a n-díghail Con na cerda.
4. Maine Annai íath rogaib
   ged la Cethern mac Fintain,
   ro-fess ba crúaidh a fabra
   nogo fúair tress a tibga.
5. Maith ro chumdaiged a íath,
   Maine Taí, ro bud tor scíath,
   ro ged Fergna ann in rí
   ar brú Inbir Chíchmuini. ⁴
6. Gáet Maine Mingor íar tain
   for tánaid rúaidh Raghamain⁵,
   roget Ragamain in rí
   i n-Áth Clíath a Medhraigi.
7. Furbaidhe Fermenn co mblaidh
   ocus Maine Máthremail
   a m-bás Medbo a m-bruguib Cuilt
   in dá churaid do chomthuit.
8. Maine Aithremuil amra
   re
   [gap: extent: one word]
   druíne a dhelba,
   get Sanb na scíathe don sceol,
   ba cossnam íath is aineoil.

   Eol.

Hier folgt die Schreibernotiz: Is mór osnadach na geithi risin lainn iarna dérach.