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B
Name: beith - birch tree
Pronunciation: bayh
Welsh: bed(wen) - birch tree(s)
Root: IE *gwet-, resin, gum
Color: bán - white
Tree: beith - birch
Bird: besan - pheasant (?)
MM: féochos foltchaín - faded trunk and fair hair, withered foot with fine hair
MO: glaisem cnis - most silvery of skin, grayest of skin
CC: maise malach - beauty of the eyebrow
Deities: Ogma as creator of the ogam, Bile as ancestor and father of the Gods
Meanings: purification, spiritual protection, origins, sources, precedence, warning, writing, eloquence, creativity, the gods
Notes: Birch was used for purification in saunas and as switches for punishment, and its oil is an analgesic or pain reliever. The ends of the twigs were chewed flat then used as early tooth brushes, as well. All these carry connotations of purification. This was the first letter that the god Ogma inscribed when he created the ogam alphabet, and this is how I derive its associations with origins, writing and creativity and precedence. This letter, carved seven times into a branch, was used as a warning to another deity, hence my association with warnings.

L
Name: lus - herb; luise - flame, blaze
Pronunciation: loos, LOO-shuh
Welsh: louber - light, splendor
Root: IE *leudh-, to grow; *leuk-, to shine
Color: liath - grey
Tree: elm, rowan
Bird: lachu - duck
MM: lí súla - delight of eye, luster of eye i.e. flame
MO: carae cethrae - friend of cattle
CC: lúth cethrae - attraction of cattle, sustenance of cattle
Deities: Airmid the herbal healer, Bóann as cow goddess, Brighid as healer and flame-keeper
Meanings: inspiration, sustenance, food, herbal healing, magical protection, animals, protection of animals, magical or spiritual teachers or teachings, passion
Notes: I take this most often in its meaning as herb or plant, because two of the three word ogams point in that direction. Flame, to me, is a secondary meaning. Fire has to do with inspiration in an Irish context, hence that association here. It also signifies passion. Cattle, associated with this letter, were frequently protected by three-armed Brighid's crosses over the doors to their byres, or by red thread and rowan berries. They were also passed between two fires at Beltaine and Samhain each year to protect and purify them, hence my associations with magical protections and animals. To me, Airmid the herbalist goddess is a spiritual teacher, and so I associate this letter also with teachers and learning.

F
Name: fern - shield, alder tree
Pronunciation: fyarn
Welsh: gwern - alder tree
Color: flann - blood red
Tree: alder
Bird: faelinn - gull
MM: airech fían - shield of warrior bands, vanguard of warrior or hunting bands
MO: comét lachta - guarding of milk, milk container i.e. a bowl
CC: dín cridi - shelter of the heart, protection of the heart
Deities: Manannan as protector, Fionn mac Cumhaill as Chief of the Fianna
Meanings: physical protection, emotional protection, walls, containment, warriors or the military, hunters and the hunt, preparation and being prepared
Notes: Celtic shields were frequently made of alder wood, thus the connotation of protection and the association with warriors, walls, and the military. This association is strengthened by the color reference to blood red, and also suggests a connection to hunting. Alder was also used for buckets and other kinds of containers, hence the word ogam of a milk container. This gives the idea of containment as one potential meaning for this fid. Protection of the heart suggests emotional protection. All these protective associations lead me to an association with preparedness, which is an essential part of effective protections.

S
Name: saille - willow tree
Pronunciation: SOL-yeh
Root: OI *sal-, dirty; also related to L salyx, willow
Color: sodath - fine colored [pale yellow or bone]
Tree: willow
Bird: seg - hawk
MM: lí ambí - hue of the lifeless, pallor of a lifeless one, delight of the dead
MO: lúth bech - activity of bees, sustenance of bees
CC: tosach mela - beginning of honey
Deities: Donn who rules the house of the dead, Bile as lord of the dead, Brighid as poet and musician
Meanings: ancestors, death, messages from the ancestors, the realm of the dead, water, flowing, time, tides, knowledge of time and proper timing, impurity, music, honey and mead
Notes: Willow is a tree that is always found near water. This association with water leads me to the notion of time and tides. The association of tides with the moon leads to the concept of ebb and flow, and thus to time as a concept, and proper timing. The willow's tiny, barely noticeable flowers attract bees in multitudes when they're in bloom, making honey, from which mead is made. The word ogam "pallor of a lifeless one" may refer to the color of the bark or the silvery leaves, but through it I came to the associations with death and the ancestors. Willow wood was used for the bodies of harps, hence the association with music. Both music and mead were used to create altered states of consciousness by the Filidh as part of the visionary process. Much of the Filidh's wisdom was gained from the ancestors.

N
Name: Nin - letters; loft (of cloth or yarn); fork in a branch or part of a weaver's loom
Pronunciation: nin
Color: necht - clear
Tree: ash, nettle
Bird: naescu - snipe
MM: costud síde - checking of peace, establishing of peace, weaving of silk
MO: bág ban: fight of women (the weaver's beam), boast of women, contest of women
CC: bág maise: contest of beauty, boast of beauty
Deities: Bríghid of the Judgments, Scáthach the warrior
Meanings: peace, support, choices, letters and writing, agreements and contracts, networks, weaving, a safety net, harmony, women's power, circle of friends
Notes: One of the tools of the weaver is a beater that looks rather like a sword, hence "fight of women." This image brings forth an association, for me, with Scáthach, the famous woman warrior of the Isle of Skye who taught Cú Chulainn the martial arts, and from this the association with women's power. Establishing peace was one of the tasks of the brehon or judge, and so the obscure Bríghid of the Judgments seems appropriate for this fid. It also leads to the concept of choices, which must be weighed before proper judgment can be rendered. Letters and writing in combination with peace and judgment could lead to the idea of treaties, contracts, and agreements. The overall references to weavers and looms leads to associations with weaving and harmony, with the support of a fork in a branch for the frame of a loom.