Note 2-2 — Footnotes.

W. 4299. 2"Look at this bloody wound for me, O Fingin," said Cethern.2 Fingin looked at the bloody wound. "Why, it is a slight, unwillingly given wound we behold here," said the leech; 3"even a wound that some one of thine own blood hath given thee, and no desire or wish had he therefor,3 and it will not carry thee off at once." "That, now, is true," exclaimed Cethern. "A lone man came upon me there; bushy hair on him; a blue mantle wrapped around him; a silver brooch in the mantle over his breast; an oval shield with plaited rim he bore; a five-pointed spear in his hand; a pronged spare spear at his side. He gave this bloody wound. He bore away a slight wound from me too." "Why, we know that man!" cried Cuchulain; "'twas Illann Ilarchless ('Illann of many feats') son of Fergus 4macRoig.4 And he would not wish that thou shouldst fall by his hand, but he gave thee this mock-blow that the men of Erin might not have it to say it was to betray them or to forsake them if he gave it not."