Millfet lí th’aigthe!

(I will destroy * beauty * of your face)

I will destroy the beauty of your face. = I will kill you!

The threat is found in the Metrical Dindsenchas in the 25th stanza of the poem “Ceilbe”. The word “lí” can mean “splendor, beauty, luster, beautiful complexion, color”.

Topics: Curses & Insults