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Bátar and íar suidiu co cenn blíadnae.

The Manuscript Reading

batar ann ier suidhe co ceann bliaghna

Transcription

/ baːdǝr aɴd iar suδ′u ko k′eɴ b′ʟ′iaδɴe /  listen

bátar = they were (3rd plural preterite of “at·tá”)

and = in it, there

íar = after

suidiu = that (dative form of 3rd singular anaphoric pronoun “suide”; = “the aforementioned”)

co = until

cenn = end

blíadnae = of a year (genitive singular of “blíadain”)