ogam

[ og-uhm, aw-guhm ]

/ ˈɒg əm, ˈɔ gəm /

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noun

a variant of ogham.

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How to use ogam in a sentence

The inscriptions upon such stones, when they are inscribed, are usually in Ogam or Runic characters.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent
It bears an Ogam inscription on two angles of the same face, and debased Roman characters on the front and back.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent
The language of the Ogam inscriptions is the oldest form of Goidelic with which we are acquainted.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
It may, however, be regarded as certain that the Ogam script was never employed in early times for literary purposes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various

Ogam, a sort of writing, often used on sepulchral stones to mark the names of the persons buried.
Old Celtic Romances|Unknown