verse beg. Is úar geimred, at-racht gáeth

  • Late Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Finn Cycle, Early Irish lyrics
First words (verse)
  • Is úar geimred, at-racht gáeth
“Winter is cold, the wind has risen”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Anonymous
Language
  • Late Middle Irish
  • late Middle Irish
Date
c. 1175 (Murphy)
Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Finn Cycle
Finn Cycle
id. 578
Early Irish lyricsEarly Irish lyrics
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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] [tr.] Murphy, Gerard [ed. and tr.], “Anonymous: Description of winter and memory of the past”, in: Gerard Murphy [ed. and tr.], Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 154–155, 233.
CELT – edition: <link>
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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April 2012, last updated: January 2024