Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish.
Etymologies
- Unclear. Possibly from the Irish og-úaim 'point-seam', referring to the seam made by the point of a sharp weapon. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The runes use a system called Ogham, an Irish alphabet that was abandoned in the 10th Century.”
“There is an ancient alphabet called Ogham, not intended for our kind of writing—this is something like that.”
“Whether the Ogham was a native alphabet or a derivative from another, it was at first employed only to a limited extent.”
“(For the record, I had no idea what Ogham Divination was but did a search for obscure courses.)”
The Huffington Post: Dean Shareski: Personalization vs. Standardization: It's Tough To Do Both
“AFAICS, the tally mark hypothesis seems to be the most widely accepted approach to the basis of Ogham in the academic articles and books I have come across.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Be Careful Relying on Ancient Sources:
“Also it looks like the Ogham system is derived from the Latin alphabet, but that is beside the point though this fits the archaeology, internal structure, etc. best and this is the most widely accepted theory today.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Be Careful Relying on Ancient Sources:
“Indeed, when Major Bryan first meets Donat Clare, Clare asks him to arrange for the return of a looted Ogham stone 12.”
“The letter F 3rd letter in Ogham alphabet was named for the Alder.”
“Swapping between browsers, I can display everything in the sampler except Ogham.”
“The redoubtable Michael Everson has created a page called "Gach uile rud faoi Ogham ar an Líon/Every Ogham thing on the Web" that includes General links, Scholarly links, Standardization links, Font links, Pagan links, Commercial links, and Other links.”
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