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Luis ((unicode:ᚂ)) is the second letter of the Ogham alphabet, derived either from ''luise'' "flame" or from ''lus'' "herb". Its Proto-Indo-European root was either *''(unicode:leuk-)'' 'to shine' or *''(unicode:leudh-)'' 'to grow'. Its phonetic value is (). The ''Auraicept na n-Éces'' glosses the name as ''cairtheand'' "mountain-ash", i.e. "rowan" (Modern Irish ''caorthann''). The associated verse is : ''Li sula'' "lustre of eye" The Auraincept interprets this as "delightful to the eye is ''luis'', i.e. rowan, owing to the beauty of its berries". ==Bríatharogam== In the medieval kennings, called ''Bríatharogam'' or ''Word Ogham'' the verses associated with ''Luis'' are: lí súla - "lustre of the eye" in the Word Ogham of ''Morann mic Moín'' carae cethrae - "friend of cattle" in the Word Ogham of ''Mac ind Óc'' lúth cethrae - "sustenance of cattle" in the Word Ogham of ''Culainn''.〔Auraicept na n-Éces Calder, George, Edinburgh, John Grant (1917), reprint Four Courts Press (1995), ISBN 1-85182-181-3〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luis (letter)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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