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ogam

American  
[og-uhm, aw-guhm] / ˈɒg əm, ˈɔ gəm /

noun

  1. a variant of ogham.


Example Sentences

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They give the withe into the hands of Fergus Mac Roich; he read the ogam that was on it.

From The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic by Faraday, L. Winifred

His grave is dug then and his stone planted; his name is written in ogam; his lament is celebrated.

From The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic by Faraday, L. Winifred

The ogam inscription would also be of Druidic composition, and as no sacrifice was complete without the intervention of Druids, they must also have assisted at the lavish sacrifices which occurred at Celtic funerals.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

And yon ogam on its side, Find, ye druids, in due form, Who has set it upright there?

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Dunn, Joseph

This he accomplished by means of four wands of yew inscribed with ogam characters.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various