FERGUSON — On the Transcription of Ogham Legends. 63 



Irish words, either by inserting certain meaningless syllables, or by 

 substituting certain letters. Thus — 



" 1 . "Words formed by inserting osc : 



loscan, ' full, ' Ir. Ian. 



loiscia, ' grey,' Ir. Math (the tli is not sounded). 



loscog, 'place,' Ir. log, he, from locus. 



roisciam, ' before me,' Ir. riam. 



roisciut, ' before thee,' Ir. riut. 



roscon, a seal (phoca), Ir. ron. 



loisgester, 'vessel,' Ir. lestar. 



and perhaps roiseith, 'king,' Ir. ri. 



"2. "Words formed by inserting anc, inc, unc: 

 maincesg, ' drunk, ' Ir. mesg . 

 maincil, mincill, 'honey,' Ir. mil. 

 mainciall, ' tardy, ' Ir. mall, 

 muncorbadh, ' killing, ' Ir. marbhadh. 

 munchaol, 'bald,' Ir. maol. 

 muincedan, 'waist,' Ir. medhon. 

 muincedhg, ' whey,' Ir. medhg. 

 muincir, 'bit,' Ir. mir. 



" 3. "Words formed by inserting nro : 



anrosar, 'father,' Ir. athair. 

 manrosar, ' mother,' Ir. mdthair. 



(as to s for th, see infra.) 

 muinrosar, ' family,' Ir. muinter. 



" 4. "Words formed by inserting ncull: 

 cuncullum, ' to me/ Ir. cucum. 

 eunculut, 'to thee,' Ir. cucut. 

 uncullum, 'at me,' Ir. ocum. 

 uncullut, ' at thee,' Ir. ocut. 



" 5. "Words formed by inserting ros: 



certrosar, ' four persons,' Ir. cethrar. 



sechtrosar, ' seven persons,' Ir. seaehtar (usually morfheser). 



ochtrosar, ' eight persons,' Ir. ochtar. 



" 6. "Words formed by inserting oil: 

 collumac, 'power,' Ir. cumac. 

 collamair, 'short,' Ir. cumair. 

 colluicenn, 'kitchen,' Ir. cuicenn (coquina.) 



"7. Words formed by inserting es or os : 

 delesg, ' fibula,' Ir. delg. 

 treisiur, ' three persons,' Ir. trim, 

 losob, ' with you,' Ir. lib. 

 losum, ' with me,' Ir. Hum. 



