词条 | Fearn (letter) |
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Fearn is the Irish name of the third letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚃ, meaning "alder-tree". In Old Irish, the letter name was Fern, which is related to Welsh gwern(en). Its Primitive Irish root was *wernā and its phonetic value then was [w]. Its Old Irish and modern phonetic value is [f]. BríatharogamIn the medieval kennings, called Bríatharogam or Word Ogham the verses associated with Fearn are: airenach fían - "vanguard of warriors" in the Word Ogham of Morann mic Moín comét lachta - "milk container" in the Word Ogham of Mac ind Óc (vessels where made of alder). dín cridi - "protection of the heart" in the Word Ogham of Culainn.[1] References1. ^Auraicept na n-Éces Calder, George, Edinburgh, John Grant (1917), reprint Four Courts Press (1995), {{ISBN|1-85182-181-3}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fearn (Letter)}}{{Writingsystem-stub}} 1 : Ogham letters |
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