138. _They are both afraid_, éntĕnet aneméttesen ingarmanissen.

_Let the proud champions fight_, ayet inasbarāghen ademánghan.

_(Let) the champions step forth_, síggemet étid inasbarāghen.

_(One) champion the son of Naber (Nabegha)_, anesbarāgh ineg en

Nabegh.

_And (the other) champion the son of Agwi_, d anesbarāgh ineg el

Agwi.

[Note: _Imettes_, he frightened? (Not again.)

_Ingarmanissen_, inter se? In Kab., _gar_, between; also _gaigar_; and

_gaigarasan_, inter se.

_Ayet_, let ye, 95.

_Abărāgh_, proud; _tebarōghit_, opulence; _anesbărōgh_, man of wealth

and grandeur. In Venture, _ūbĭlāgh_, bien, richesse.

_Ademánghan_, subjunctive. _Ingha_, he killed; _imangha_, he killed

mutually, _i.e._ he fought.

_Siggemet_, exire facite. _Igem_, exiit, 118.

_Etid_, hither? [_Etid_, (the cold) increases.]

_Ineg_ or _inek_, son;—only in Temght?]

139. _Their countenances are as the countenances of lions_, idemawen

nissen shynd idemawen éheran.

_Who are about to spring on their prey_, ainemeharnănīn abōkan

ademókăsen.

_They fight hand to hand_, amáwăten.

_The son of Agwi has cut him through the left shoulder_, ineg el

Agwi istak sers gerē dézar wa-n-téshĭlgēn.

[Note: _Udem_, cheek, in Venture; face, in Kab. generally; pl. _udemin_.

It is also _aḳădūm_ in Kab., which suggests Heb. and Arab, _ḳedem_,

front, as akin. See 81.

_Eher_, lion, is _afur_ in Ghad.

_Iharna_ seems to mean “he crouched,” see 22; although Barth has it

otherwise in 222: _meharnan_, particip.

_Aina_, article or relative plural?

_Ademókasen_, occurrant (to encounter). _Ad_ marks subjunctive, as in

_ademanghan_, 138.

_Iwat_, he struck: _imawat_, he struck reciprocally.

_Istak_, has gashed? has inflicted? Arab. 8th form of _sūḳ_, impulit?

_Sers_, on him? So in Kab.—Delaporte, &c.

_Gerē_, between? Kab. _gar_ (or, a wound? Arab, _jurhh_).

_Dézar_, collar bone? or, _ezar_? vein.

_Wa-n-téshilgēn_, which (is) of the left.]

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