Literary notes about troid (AI summary)
The word "troid" is employed to evoke a sense of physical confrontation and intense combat in literature. In one narrative, it is integrated into a moment of imminent violence, where a character is poised to strike with a dagger, thereby intensifying the tension of the confrontation [1]. In another context, the term reinforces themes of struggle and resistance, contributing to an atmosphere charged with conflict and defiance [2].
- Thin, sor, Oi pounces upon him, and the varmint troid to stab me with his damned dagger.
— from With Ring of Shield by Knox Magee - Ach nior bhi gu tigeadh n’ar ceann a h-onchu agh na h-Eirinn, A lamh ghaisge an tùs troid mo chliu bhi an nasgaidh agad.
— from The Dean of Lismore's Book: A Selection of Ancient Gaelic Poetry
