Old Irish ogum, ogom 'writing, Ogam
script' < *ogmos, often equated with Greek ogmos 'furrow' < *xog-mo-
(possibly containing an o-grade of *xag-). Hence, apparently, the hero Ogma,
credited with the invention of writing, analogous to Gaulish Ogmios (Greek
version of native Ogmia?), the patron of poetry, eloquence and incantations,
but also, according to Lucian of Samosata, employed as a club-wielding
Celtic equivalent of Heracles. The Irish name and the hero may actually have
been borrowed from Gaulish, and the formal connection with Ogam is not quite
certain (a folk etymology?). Maybe Chris can clarify these matters.
Piotr
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Subject: [tied] Ogme/Ogma's etymology
Is there any good etymology for Irish god
Ogme(Ogma) and Gaulish Ogmios? Why do exist two forms of the name OGME and OGMA?
What are their declinations?