Cid as méithi saill tuircc mesa?

Cid as méithi saill tuircc mesa?
Miscais do·berar íar serc.

(what * that is * fatter * than salt-meat * of boar * of mast /
hatred * that is given * after * love)

What is fatter than the bacon of an acorn-fed boar?
Hatred that comes after love.

This arresting image comes from “Tochmarc Ailbe”, where it is one of thirty riddles that Finn poses and Ailbe answers.


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