[107e] Query, “vras” to rhyme with “glas”?
[107f] “Teithi;” the character, i.e. of the military preparations.
[107g] “Amgant;” al. “etmygant;” in which case the passage might be rendered,—
“Famous were the characteristics
Of, &c.”
[107h] The Novantæ comprised the present districts of Galloway, Carrick, Kyle, and Cunningham.
[108a] If we have interpreted “pumcant” aright, as giving the number of men in each battalion, it would appear that “mwnt,” though primarily standing for one hundred thousand, has also a general sense. This view of it might in like manner apply to the statement made at line 49.
[108b] “Trychwn,” i.e. tri cwn (a head) a regiment commanded by one head.
[108c] Al. “Thrice six,” &c. Al. “Three noisy,” &c. That as many as 300 commanders should issue from Eiddin, can only be explained on the supposition that, because of its proximity to Cattraeth, it formed the principal station of the allied forces.
[108d] Lit. “golden kings wearing chains.” The manner in which the greater and lesser numbers are placed in juxtaposition (lines 184–187) makes it very probable that the latter designate the commanders of the troops there mentioned. And we may well suppose that the statement from line 188 to line 191 is a mere continuation of the character of the “three bold knights.”
[108e] Lead, being heavy, answers to “trwm” in the preceding line.