Texts

Irish glossary from TCD 1337, pp. 623-628

Irish
Irish glossaries, Glossary

Medieval Irish glossary in TCD 1337, pp. 623-628. Many of the entries are known from other works and learned compilations, such as Sanas Cormaic.

Title

No title seems to be in general use, but the compilation is edited by A. I. Pearson under the somewhat generic title ‘A medieval glossary’.

Manuscripts

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 19, pp. 565–628 [s. xvi (?)]

pp. 623–628

Language

Irish

Textual relationships

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