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41Bricriu’s Feast — (Fled Bricrenn) (ca. eighth century) Bricriu’s Feast is one of the longest tales in the group of early Irish narratives known as the ULSTER CYCLE, the cycle containing the exploits of the great Irish mythological hero CUCHULAIN. The story,… …
42Conall Cernach — (modern spelling: Conall Cearnach) is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is normally translated as victorious or triumphant ,… …
43Fled Bricrenn — (Old Irish Bricriu s Feast ) is a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Bricriu, an inveterate troublemaker, invites the nobles of the Ulaid to a feast at his new house at Dún Rudraige (Dundrum, County Down), where he incites three… …
44boor — boor, churl, lout, clown, clodhopper, bumpkin, hick, yokel, rube are comparable when meaning an uncouth, ungainly fellow. Most of these words may be applied to rustics, but they tend increasingly to imply reference to breeding, manners, and… …
45Green Knight — This article is about the character in Arthurian legend. For other uses, see Green Knight (disambiguation). A painting from the original Gawain manuscript. The Green Knight is seated on the horse, holding up his severed head in his right hand.… …
46Curadmír — The Curadmír or Champion s Portion[1] was an ancient custom referred to in early Irish literature, whereby the warrior acknowledged as the bravest present at a feast was given precedence and awarded the choicest cut of meat. This was often… …
47churlish — churlishly, adv. churlishness, n. /cherr lish/, adj. 1. like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior. 2. of a churl; peasantlike. 3. niggardly; mean. 4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil. [bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc. See CHURL,… …
48boor — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lout, oaf, churl, yokel, back countryman, rustic, peasant, clown, bumpkin, country bumpkin, lubber, bear, looby, vulgarian, Philistine, yahoo, barbarian, lumpkin, gaffer, cad, hick*, rube*, clodpole*, hayseed*, clod*,… …
49Carl — Carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also {carle}.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. [1913 Webster] The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Large stalks of hemp… …
50carl hemp — Carl Carl, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl, OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also {carle}.] 1. A rude, rustic man; a churl. [1913 Webster] The miller was a stout carl. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Large stalks of… …
