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Encyclopedia > Ailm
Ogham letters
  Aicme Beithe   Aicme Muine
Beith Muin
Luis Gort
Fearn nGéadal
Sail Straif
Nion Ruis
  Aicme hÚatha   Aicme Ailme
Uath Ailm
Dair Onn
Tinne Úr
Coll Eadhadh
Ceirt Iodhadh
  Forfeda
Éabhadh
Ór
Uilleann
Ifín Peith
Eamhancholl
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Ailm is the Irish name of the twentieth letter of the Ogham alphabet, . Its phonetic value is [a]. The "Tree Alphabet" glossators identify it with the pine. The original meaning of the name is unknown. The Bríatharogam kennings all refer to the sound [a] and not to the name, either as the sound of a "groan", or to the Irish vocative particle, á. Thurneysen maintained that Ailm, Beithe was influenced by Alpha, Beta, but while beithe is an actual Irish word, ailm would have to be considered the only loaned letter name. The word is attested once outside a context of the Ogham alphabet, in the poem "King Henry and the Hermit",   Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Not in Our Name (NION) is a United States organization founded on March 23, 2002, in order to resist the U.S. governments course in the wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Ceirt (queirt) is a letter of the Ogham alphabet, transcribed as Q. It expresses the Primitive Irish labiovelar phoneme. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... The Forfeda are the additional letters of the Ogham alphabet, beyond the basic inventory of twenty signs. ... The Forfeda are the additional letters of the Ogham alphabet, beyond the basic inventory of twenty signs. ... The Forfeda are the additional letters of the Ogham alphabet, beyond the basic inventory of twenty signs. ... The Forfeda are the additional letters of the Ogham alphabet, beyond the basic inventory of twenty signs. ... The Forfeda are the additional letters of the Ogham alphabet, beyond the basic inventory of twenty signs. ... The Forfeda are the additional letters of the Ogham alphabet, beyond the basic inventory of twenty signs. ...   Note: This article contains special characters. ... Species About 115. ... A Bríatharogam (word ogham, plural Bríatharogaim) is a list of kennings for the names of the letters of the Ogham script. ... Alpha may refer to: The Greek letter alpha Alpha (letter), a letter in the Greek alphabet. ... Beta (upper case Î’, lower case β) is the second letter of the Greek alphabet. ...

caine ailmi ardom-peitet

which translates to

Beautiful are the pines which make music for me

Here the poet is most likely directly influenced by the "Tree Alphabet" manuscript tradition.


References

  • Damian McManus, Irish letter-names and their kennings, Ériu 39 (1988), 127-168.

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Search The Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Ailm (92 words)
Ailm: The 16th letter of the Ogham tree alphabet, representing the letter A and meaning "fir."
Consequently, Ailm gives insight and the potential for great wisdom.
It is an indication that you are progressing amd will shortly be able to see ahead much more clearly than before.
Ailm - FaerieMUD - Trac (124 words)
The Ogham letter Ailm corresponds to the sixth column of the Periodic Table or Group VIB.
The tree which is associated with Ailm is the silver fir, with the twigs being used for magical purposes (the bark is usually required to be there, unblemished, on the twig).
The letter Ailm is found at Group VIB of Ogham's Period 2.
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