Note 7-7 — Footnotes.

Heavy snow fell that night so that all the 7five7 provinces of Erin were a white plane with the snow. And Cuchulain doffed the seven-score waxed, boardlike tunics which were used to be held under cords and strings next his skin, in order that his sense might not be deranged when W. 1709. the fit of his fury came on him. And the snow melted for thirty feet all around him, because of the intensity of the warrior's heat and the warmth of Cuchulain's body. And the gilla 1remained a good distance from him for he1 could not endure to remain near him because of the might of his rage and the warrior's fury and the heat of his body. "A single warrior approacheth, O Cuchulain," cried Laeg 2to Cuchulain.2 "What manner of warrior is he?" asked Cuchulain. "A brown, broad-faced, handsome fellow; 3a yellow head of hair and a linen ornament round it3; a splendid, brown, 4hooded4 cloak, 5with red ornamentation,5 about him; a fine, bronze pin in his cloak; a leathern three-striped doublet next his skin; two gapped shoes between his two feet and the ground; a white-hazel dog-staff in one of his hands; a single-edged sword with ornaments of walrus-tooth on its hilt in the other. "Good, O gilla," quoth Cuchulain, "these be the tokens of a herald. One of the heralds of Erin is he to bring me message and offer of parley."