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Definitions for Ogam

[1] ogham.
[2] an alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
[3] any of the 20 characters of this script, each consisting of one or more strokes for consonants and of notches for vowels cut across or upon a central line on a stone or piece of wood.
[4] an inscription employing this script.
[5] an ancient alphabetical writing system used by the Celts in Britain and Ireland, consisting of straight lines drawn or carved perpendicular to or at an angle to another long straight line

Words nearby Ogam

oftentimes, ofuro, ofwat, og, ogaden, ogam, ogasawara gunto, ogasawara jima, ogbomosho, ogburn, ogden

Origin of Ogam

ham1620–30; < Irish; MIr ogum, ogom

Word origin for Ogam

hamC17: from Old Irish ogom, of uncertain origin but associated with the name Ogma, legendary inventor of this alphabet