‘O grandson of Conn, Cormac,’ said Carpre, ‘what is the code of ridicule among the Irish?’ ‘Not hard to tell,’ said Cormac.
‘..., timorous, violent, impulsive, incautious, loveless, ... tedious, angry.’
- A man proud of his wisdom, his gifts, his good fortune,
fastidious, standing on his dignity, vainglorious,
5] a lazy, violent, feeble, flighty man,
a silly, dull, big-worded man,
a wrathful, aggressive, masterful man,
a man niggardly, unstable, jealous,