Gort is the Irish name of the twelfth letter of the

Ogham Ogham (also ogam and ogom, , Modern Irish: ; , later ) 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 language ( scholastic ...

alphabet, ᚌ, meaning "field", which is related to Welsh ''garth'' 'garden' and

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''hortus''. Its

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root was *''gher-, *ghort-'' 'to enclose, enclosure'. Its phonetic value is �

Bríatharogam

In the medieval

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, called '' Bríatharogaim'' or ''Word Ogham'', the verses associated with ''gort'' are: * ''milsiu féraib'' - "sweetest grass" in the ''Bríatharogam'' ''Morann mic Moín'' * ''ined erc'' - "suitable place for cows" in the ''Bríatharogam'' ''Mac ind Óc'' * ''sásad ile'' - "sating of multitudes" in the ''Bríatharogam'' ''Con'' ''Culainn''.

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