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Timothy G.
Barnes

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

[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. [...]

abstract:

[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. [...]