An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Beith (ogham)"

:''Féach freisin: [[Bet (litir)|bet]]

 

 

''The ''[[Auraicept na n-Éces]]'' contains the tale of the [[Celtic mythology|mythological]] origins of ''Beith''<ref>{{cite book | first =George | last =Calder | authorlink = | coauthors = | origyear =1917| year =1995 | month = | title =Auraicept na n-Éces: The Scholars' Primer | chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | pages =273–4 | publisher =John Grant (reprint Four Courts Press) | location =Edinburgh (reprint Dublin)| isbn =1-85182-181-3 | url = }}</ref>

 

:''On that account, moreover, b, birch, takes precedence, for it is in birch that Ogham was first written.

 

''In the medieval kennings, the verses associated with ''Beith'' are:

:''Féocos foltchaín'': '' "Withered foot with fine hair" (Word Ogham of Morann mic Moín)

:''Maise malach'': '' "Beauty of the eyebrow" (Word Ogham of Culainn)<ref>{{cite book | first =Damian | last =McManus | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =1991 | month = | title =A Guide to Ogam | chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | pages =42–3 | publisher =Maynooth Monographs | location =Maynooth, Ireland | isbn =1-870684-17-6 | url = }}</ref>

 

'' ''Peith'' <span style="font-size:125%;">ᚚ</span>, a late addition to the [[Forfeda]], is a variant of ''Beith'', with a phonetic value of [p], also called ''beithe bog'' "soft ''beithe''", {{IPA|[p]}} being considered a "soft" variant of {{IPA|[b]}}. It likely replaced ''[[Ifín]]'' <span style="font-size:125%;">ᚘ</span>, one of the "original" five Forfeda. Prior to the addition of the Forfeda to the original twenty letters, both {{IPA|[p]}} and {{IPA|[b]}} were probably symbolized by the same letter: ''Beith''.