Note 3-3 — Footnotes.
Joseph Dunn translation
W. 1992. Soon came Nathcrantail 3to seek Cuchulain3 and he made a wide sweep with his sword at Cuchulain. 4Cuchulain leaps on high,4 so that the sword encountered the pillar of stone that was between Cuchulain and his cloak, and the sword broke 5atwain5 on the pillar-stone. 6Then Cuchulain became filled with rage, as he had been with the boys in Emain, and6 he sprang from the ground and alighted on the top of the boss of Nathcrantail's shield and dealt him a side stroke over the upper edge of the shield, so that he struck off his head from his trunk. He raised his hand quickly again and gave him another blow on the top of the trunk so that he cleft him in twain down to the ground. 7His four severed parts fell to the ground.7 Thus fell Nathcrantail slain by Cuchulain. Whereupon Cuchulain spoke 8the verse:—8