Note 1047 — Chapter X · LEARNING AND LANGUAGE. (continued 2)
Reading edition
Beguiling. Saebhail. The word saeb, from which is derived saebhail, properly means ‘false;’ but the verb saebaim is used to signify, ‘I coax, beguile, or seduce.’ See O’Donovan’s Supplement to O’Reilly, v. saebhaim. This quatrain is rudely written in the three texts.