Tinne is the Irish name of the eighth 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, ᚈ, meaning "

ingot An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is Casting, 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 procedu ...

" 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-ogham ...

'' 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 ''Auraicept na nÉces'' (; "The Scholars' Primer" ) is an Old Irish text on language and grammar. The core of the text may date to the early eighth century, but much material was added between that date and the production of the earliest surviv ...

Calder, George, Edinburgh, John Grant (1917), reprint Four Courts Press (1995),

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