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Is and as·bert fer diib fri araile dia blíadnae, “Maith at·taam,” olse.

The Manuscript Reading

IS ann isbeart fear dibh fri aroile dia bliaghna Maith atamm ol se

Transcription

/ is aɴd asb′eʀt f′er d′iǝv′ f′ʀ′i aral′e d′ia b′ʟ′iaδɴe maiθ′ ataǝm ols′e /  listen

is = is (3rd singular present tense of the copula)

and = in it, there

as·bert = said (3rd singular preterite active of "as·beir")

fer = man

diib = of them (preposition "di" + 3rd person plural pronoun)

fri = to

araile = another, the other

dia blíadnae = at the end of a year

maith = good, well

at·taam = we are (1st plural present tense of "at·tá")

olse = he says (defective verb)