Tinne is the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
name of the eighth letter of the
Ogham
Ogham (Modern Irish: ; mga, ogum, ogom, later mga, ogam, label=none ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish langua ...
alphabet, ᚈ, meaning "
ingot
An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. In steelmaking, it is the first step among semi-finished casting products. Ingots usually require a second procedure of sh ...
" or "iron bar". Its phonetic value is
Bríatharogam
In the medieval kennings, called ''
Bríatharogam
In Early Irish literature a ''Bríatharogam'' ("word ogham", plural ''Bríatharogaim'') is a two word kenning which explains the meanings of the names of the letters of the Ogham alphabet. Three variant lists of ''bríatharogaim'' or 'word-oghams' ...
'' or ''Word Ogham'' the verses associated with ''Tinne'' are:
trian roith - "one of three parts of a wheel" in the Word Ogham of ''Morann mic Moín''
smiur gúaile - "marrow of (char)coal" in the Word Ogham of ''Mac ind Óc''
trian n-airm - "one of three parts of a weapon" in the Word Ogham of ''Culainn''.
[ Auraicept na n-Éces Calder, George, Edinburgh, John Grant (1917), reprint Four Courts Press (1995), ]
References
Ogham letters
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