Bibliography

Barnes, Timothy G., “Old Irish cuire, its congeners, and the ending of the 2nd sg. middle imperative”, Ériu 65 (2015): 49–56.

  • journal article
Citation details
Article
“Old Irish cuire, its congeners, and the ending of the 2nd sg. middle imperative”
Periodical
Ériu 65 (2015)
Breatnach, Liam, and Damian McManus (eds), Ériu 65 (2015), Royal Irish Academy.
Volume
65
Pages
49–56
Description
Abstract (cited)

[Introduction:] The 2nd sg. imperative of fo-ceird, -cuirethar ‘puts, throws’ has two forms in Old Irish: the expected cuirthe and an apparently irregular form cuire. The form cuire has attracted very little attention, and (as we shall see) its traditional explanation does not stand up to scrutiny. [...]

Subjects and topics