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verse beg. Bliadhain don cuaille co cert / a trí don gurt 'na glasbert

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
First words (verse)
  • Bliadhain don cuaille co cert / a trí don gurt 'na glasbert
Manuscripts
Language
  • Middle Irish
  • Middle Irish?
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 10 qq.
Textual relationships
Related: Tre-gort crand / tre-crand cúTre-gort crand / tre-crand cú

A brief, possibly early Irish text, or versions of a text, on the relative life-lengths of several creatures, trees and other phenomena. Some versions conclude with the observation that God is eternal (bithbeo Dia).

Classification


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Sources

Primary sources

[ed.] [tr.] Meroney, Howard, “The alphabet of the world”, Journal of Celtic Studies 2 (1953–1958): 173–188.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
May 2023, last updated: July 2023
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