Unicode: ᚂ
Pronunciation: loos [l͈us]
Alternative names: lus, luise
Translation: herb; flame
Phonetic value: “l” as in lake
Bríatharogaim Kennings
| kenning source | old irish | translation1 |
|---|---|---|
| Bríatharogam Morainn mac Moín | lí súla | “lustre of the eye” |
| Bríatharogam Maic ind Óc | carae cethrae | “friend of cattle” |
| Bríatharogam Con Culainn | lúth cethrae | “sustenance of cattle” |
Selected Word Lists
from In Lebor Ogaim (a.k.a. the Ogam Tract)
| aspect | association |
|---|---|
| darthogam (color ogham) | grey (liath) |
| enogram (bird ogham) | duck (lachu) |
| dandogram (art ogham) | pilotage (luamnacht) |
Other Attributed Interpretations
The above various meanings have been suggested by several authors. I have de-emphasized arboreal symbolisms except where supported by scholarship. See discussion after the feda on this page on my reasons for this decision.
- McManus, Damian (1988). “Irish Letter-Names and Their Kennings”. Ériu. 39: 127–168. ↩︎
- Auraicept na n-Éces ↩︎
- Charles Graves, C. Limerick, Hermathena, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1876), pp. 443-472 ↩︎
last updated: 14 sept 2023
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