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Definitions
Etymologies
- Irish ollamh, from Old Irish ollam ‘doctor’. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The ollamh (ollav), or arch-poet, who was the highest dignitary among the poets, and whose training lasted for some twelve years, was obliged to learn two hundred and fifty of these prime sagas and one hundred secondary ones.”
“There were two kinds of poets known to the early Gael. the principle of those was called the filè (filla); there were seven grades of filès, the most exalted being called an ollamh (ollav).”
“In short, I have tried to put myself into the position of an _ollamh_ or _sheenachie_ familiar with both forms of Gaelic, and anxious to put his stories in the best way to attract”
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poetic notions
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sionnach This means 'professor' in Gaelic. Mar 18, 2008
rolig Also spelled ollave and ollam. Mar 18, 2008