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Mac Mathúna, Liam, “Lexical and literary aspects of ‘heart’ in Irish”, Ériu 53 (2003): 1–18.

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Article
“Lexical and literary aspects of ‘heart’ in Irish”
Periodical
Ériu 53 (2003)
Mac Cana, Proinsias, Rolf Baumgarten, and Liam Breatnach (eds), Ériu 53 (2003), Royal Irish Academy.
Volume
53
Pages
1–18
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Abstract (cited)
In Irish many words for parts of the human body have been applied to features of the physical landscape, while internal organs have been vested with emotional qualities. The heart in particular has given rise to many metaphorical applications. This paper investigates the focus and dynamies of Old Irish cride ‘heart’ within an overall lexical field framework. It explores the main figuratives uses of the word in the senses of ‘centre, middle’, ‘courage’ and ‘love’, and also the Middle Irish and Welsh modes of expressing the concept of ‘heartbreak’.
Subjects and topics
Headings
Irish language Old Irish Middle Irish
Approaches
lexicography
Language
Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.
Irish cride
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Dennis Groenewegen
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December 2018, last updated: October 2020
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