Note 4-4 — Footnotes.

"Another battalion there came to the same hill in Slane of Meath," continued macRoth. "A stalwart, thick-thighed, 4gross-calved4 warrior at the head of that company; little but every limb of him as stout as a man. Verily it is no lying word, he is a man down to the ground," said he. "Brown, bushy hair upon his head; a round-faced, ruddy countenance 5covered with scars5 he had; a flashing, proud eye in his head; a splendid, dexterous man was there, in this wise: Accompanied by black-haired, black-eyed youths; with a red, flaming banner; 6with terror and fearsomeness; with wonderful appearance, both of arms and apparel and raiment and countenance and splendour; with converse of heroes; with champions' deeds;6 with wilful rashness, so that they seek to rout overwhelming numbers outside of equal combat, 7with their wrath upon foes, with raids into hostile lands,7 with the violence of assault upon them, without having aught assistance from W. 5327. Conchobar. 1It is no lying word, stiffly they made their march, that company to Slane of Meath."1