Dair

This article is about the letter. For the village in Bahrain, see Al Dair. For the railroad, see D&I Railroad.

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Ogham letters ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋᚁᚂᚃᚓᚇᚐᚅ᚜

Aicme Beithe
᚛ᚐᚔᚉᚋᚓᚁᚂᚃᚄᚅ᚜  | Aicme Muine
᚛ᚐᚔᚉᚋᚓᚋᚌᚎᚏ᚜
ᚁ | [b] | Beith | ᚋ | [m] | Muin
ᚂ | [l] | Luis | ᚌ | [ɡ] | Gort
ᚃ | [w] | Fearn | ᚍ | [ɡʷ] | nGéadal
ᚄ | [s] | Sail | ᚎ | [st], [ts], [sw] | Straif
ᚅ | [n] | Nion | ᚏ | [r] | Ruis
Aicme hÚatha
᚛ᚐᚔᚉᚋᚓᚆᚇᚈᚉᚊ᚜  | Aicme Ailme
᚛ᚐᚔᚉᚋᚓᚐᚑᚒᚓᚔ᚜
ᚆ | [j] | Uath | ᚐ | [a] | Ailm
ᚇ | [d] | Dair | ᚑ | [o] | Onn
ᚈ | [t] | Tinne | ᚒ | [u] | Úr
ᚉ | [k] | Coll | ᚓ | [e] | Eadhadh
ᚊ | [kʷ] | Ceirt | ᚔ | [i] | Iodhadh
Forfeda ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚃᚓᚇᚐ᚜
(rare, sounds uncertain)  | ᚛ᚕᚖᚗᚘᚚᚙ᚜
ᚕ | [ea], [k], [x], [eo] | Éabhadh
ᚖ | [oi] | Ór
ᚗ | [ui] | Uilleann
ᚘ | [ia] | Ifín | ᚚ | [p] | Peith
ᚙ  | [x], [ai]  | Eamhancholl |

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Dair is the Irish name of the seventh letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚇ, meaning "oak". The Old Irish: dair (Early Old Irish: daur) is related to Welsh derw(en) and to Breton derv(enn). Its Proto-Indo-European root was *dóru ("tree"), possibly a deadjectival noun of *deru-, *drew- ("hard, firm, strong, solid"). Its phonetic value is [d].[1]

Dair forms the basis of some first names in Irish Gaelic such as Daire, Dara, Darragh and Daragh.

## Bríatharogam[edit]

In the medieval kennings, called Bríatharogam or Word Ogham the verses associated with Dair are:

ardam dosae \- "highest tree" in the Word Ogham of Morann mic Moín

grés soír \- "handicraft of a craftsman" in the Word Ogham of Mac ind Óc

slechtam soíre \- "most carved of craftsmanship" in the Word Ogham of Culainn.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ McManus, Damian (1991). A Guide to Ogam. Maynooth Monographs. Vol. 4\. Co. Kildare, Ireland: An Sagart. p. 37\. ISBN 1-870684-75-3. ISSN 0790-8806. "This letter name clearly corresponds to Old Irish dair/daur, gen. daro 'oak-tree', Welsh derw(en) 'oak-tree(s)' from the root *deru-, whence the value /d/."
2. ^ Auraicept na n-Éces Calder, George, Edinburgh, John Grant (1917), reprint Four Courts Press (1995), ISBN 1-85182-181-3

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