, comp. óighe, a., holy, sacred; whole, entire; hence An Óghmhagh, Omagh.

, a virgin, etc. See <<óigh>>.

, -a, f., virginity, maidenhood.

, -aim, m., ogham writing or character; writing in general; ógham craobh, branch or virgular ogham; somet. pron. in Ker. ughaim chraobh, as if the word were f.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a young person; the fourth age, the seven ages being: naoidhe, leanbh, macaomh, ógán, fear, seanóir, áthlaoch.

, -aigh, pl. id., m., a young man, a youth, a lad; a bachelor.

, indec. a., juvenile, youthful.

, g. id., and -a, m. or f., youth, youthfulness (ógántas and ógánacht, id.).

, -óra, -óiridhe, m., a host, a keeper or a house of entertainment.

, -aidhe, f. (coll.), youths, young people.

, f., a young cow, heifer; it occurs frequently in M. folktales.

, indec. a., pure, virginal.

, -a, f., virginity, purity, chastity.

(óglaoch), -áigh, pl. id., m., a servant, a vassal; a youth; a soldier.

, -ais, m., slavery, servitude; a kind of metre in Irish poetry, which is an imitation of the various kinds of dán díreach, but does not follow them in strict adherence to "correspondence," "concord," or "union."

, -a, f., bashfulness, youthful awe.

See <<óglách>>.

, -áin, pl. id., m., a tadpole (P. O'C.).

, -aire, a., youthful.

, m., a heifer, a young beeve.

, -e, f. (coll.), young folk, youths.