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'''Dair''' is the Irish name of the seventh letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚇ, meaning "oak". The {{langx|sga|dair}} (Early {{langx|sga|daur}}) is related to Welsh {{lang|cy|derw(en)}} and to Breton {{lang|br|derv(enn)}}. Its Proto-Indo-European root was ''*dóru'' ("tree"), possibly a deadjectival noun of ''*deru-'', ''*drew-'' ("hard, firm, strong, solid"). Its phonetic value is [d].<ref>{{cite book | title=A Guide to Ogam | last= McManus |first = Damian | year = 1991 | series = Maynooth Monographs | volume =4 | isbn= 1-870684-75-3 | issn = 0790-8806 | publisher = An Sagart | location = Co. Kildare, Ireland |page =37 | quote= This letter name clearly corresponds to Old Irish ''dair/daur'', gen. ''daro'' 'oak-tree', Welsh ''derw(en)'' 'oak-tree(s)' from the root *''deru-'', whence the value /d/.}}</ref>
Dair forms the basis of some first names in Irish Gaelic such as Daire, Dara, Darragh and Daragh.
==Bríatharogam== In the medieval kennings, called ''Bríatharogam'' or ''Word Ogham'' the verses associated with ''Dair'' are:
{{lang|ga|ardam dosae}} - "highest tree" in the Word Ogham of ''Morann mic Moín''
{{lang|ga|grés soír}} - "handicraft of a craftsman" in the Word Ogham of ''Mac ind Óc''
{{lang|ga|slechtam soíre}} - "most carved of craftsmanship" in the Word Ogham of ''Culainn''.<ref>Auraicept na n-Éces Calder, George, Edinburgh, John Grant (1917), reprint Four Courts Press (1995), {{ISBN|1-85182-181-3}}</ref>
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