noun
- Plural of ogam; an ancient alphabet used in Ireland and Britain, consisting of straight lines and notches cut along the edges of stones or wood.
Usage: Also spelled 'ogham'; Historical/linguistic term; Often used in archaeological and Celtic studies contexts
Examples
- Scholars study ogams carved into standing stones throughout Ireland.
- The ogams represent one of the earliest writing systems used in the British Isles.
- Ancient Celtic peoples used ogams to mark territorial boundaries.
- Archaeologists discovered several ogams during the excavation of the ancient site.
- The ogams alphabet consists of twenty letters, each associated with a tree.