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“Is maith ón,” ol indara fer.

The Manuscript Reading

IS Maith on ar in dara fear

Transcription

/ is maiθ′ oːn ol iɴdarǝ f′er /  listen

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

maith = good

ón = that (3rd singular neuter anaphoric pronoun = “the thing just mentioned”)

ol = said (defective verb)

in = the

dara = second, other

fer = man