Triad #71 TopazOwl Tue Jan 26 14:15:56 1999 Triad # 71:*p*"Trí dotcaid maic athaig: clemnas fri hócthigern, gabáil for tascor ríg, commaid fri merilechu."*p*Meyer translation:*p*"Three unfortunate things for the son of a peasant: marrying into the family of a franklin, attaching himself to the retinue of a king, consorting with thieves."*p* My abridged little dictionary does not contain the word "franklin" (unless Benjamin preceeds it <g>). What is it? I realize it's some kind of trade...but, maybe approaching from another angle: what does "hócthigern" translate out as directly from the old Irish to modern English?*p* I have just noticed a pattern, and this will tell me if I'm correct or not...*p*Leigh