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Ogham meaning

An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish.

Using Ogham

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish.
  • In the example corpus, ogham often appears in combinations such as: in ogham, ogham inscriptions, ogham script.

Context around Ogham

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

new 1× irish 1×

Often after:

inscriptions 3× script 3× medieval 1× alphabet 1× consisted 1×

Sentence patterns with Ogham

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

century irish ogham script with 1× in the ogham script are 1× latin and ogham script not 1× number of ogham inscriptions have 1× ogham consisted of 1× stones with ogham inscriptions 1× their new ogham make up 1× used in ogham inscriptions 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

london meuthen several 1× lynch f gwynedd 1× ogham consisted of 1× on saturday evening 1× the absence of 1× the secret message 1×

Common sentence endings:

a horizontal line 1× also in use 1× have been deciphered 1× in ogham inscriptions 1× on their body 1× pre literate society 1×

Words around Ogham

Just before it in the word index:

ogh 7 oggy 2 oggi 3 ogg 39 ogftz 2 ogeto 2

Just after it in the word index:

oghara 4 oghene 2 oghenekaro 9 oghenetega 2 oghere 2 oghuz 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abelard 13

Corpus analysis for Ogham

  • In this selection, "ogham" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, new, irish, inscriptions, script and medieval stand out and add context to how "ogham" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include century irish ogham script with and in the ogham script are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ogham" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ogham

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ogham consisted of marks made above or below a horizontal line. (11 words)

This is evident in the change in language used in Ogham inscriptions. (12 words)

The secret message written in ogham alphabet letters is carved into the large stone. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

A number of Ogham inscriptions have been argued to be unidentifiable as Celtic, and on this basis, it has been suggested that non-Celtic languages were also in use. (29 words)

London: Meuthen several writers have speculated that the 5th century Irish Ogham script, with its quinary alphabet system, was derived from a finger alphabet that predates even Bede. (28 words)

The absence of surviving written material in Pictish—if the ambiguous "Pictish inscriptions" in the Ogham script are discounted—does not indicate a pre-literate society. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

On Saturday evening Ireland’s entry appeared on stage with the words “crown the witch”, in Ogham medieval script, on their body.

Their new ogham make-up reading ‘Crown the Witch’ only across their face and legs was debuted at their dress rehearsal yesterday evening.

The secret message written in ogham alphabet letters is carved into the large stone.

A number of Ogham inscriptions have been argued to be unidentifiable as Celtic, and on this basis, it has been suggested that non-Celtic languages were also in use.

London: Meuthen several writers have speculated that the 5th century Irish Ogham script, with its quinary alphabet system, was derived from a finger alphabet that predates even Bede.

Lynch, F. Gwynedd p. 126. There was considerable Irish colonisation in Dyfed in south-west Wales, where there are many stones with Ogham inscriptions.

Ogham consisted of marks made above or below a horizontal line.

The absence of surviving written material in Pictish—if the ambiguous "Pictish inscriptions" in the Ogham script are discounted—does not indicate a pre-literate society.

These stones include inscriptions in Latin and ogham script, not all of which have been deciphered.

This is evident in the change in language used in Ogham inscriptions.

Common combinations with ogham

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Ogham means: An ancient Celtic alphabet historically used to write Primitive Irish.
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