ogham
ogham definition
og·ham (äg′əm, ō′əm)
noun
an alphabetic system for writing Old Irish, developed in the 5th and 6th cent. , in which the letters are represented by various combinations of lines or notches as carved along the edge of a memorial stone
also ogam og′am
Etymology: Ir < OIr ogam
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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