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“broad”

13 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dragonborn, has 2.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

bar final · bra final

  • Mokhbar

    Mokh rampart + bar broad

    rampart broad

  • Ekhbar

    Ekh smoke + bar broad

    smoke broad

  • Yathbar

    Yath bond + bar broad

    bond broad

  • Klazbra

    Klaz claw + bra broad

    claw broad

  • Zorbra

    Zor spear + bra broad

    spear broad

  • Fyrbra

    Fyr fire + bra broad

    fire broad

Bard


Tabletop

Largo initial

  • Largosale

    Largo broad + sale salt

    broad salt

  • Largomonte

    Largo broad + monte mountain

    broad mountain

  • Largotono

    Largo broad + tono tone

    broad tone

City


Objects

Brad initial

  • Bradmarsh

    Brad broad + marsh marshland

    broad marshland

  • Bradstone

    Brad broad + stone stone

    broad stone

  • Bradton

    Brad broad + ton enclosure

    broad enclosure

Country


Objects

Lat initial

  • Latenia

    Lat broad + enia country

    broad country

  • Lataria

    Lat broad + aria realm

    broad realm

  • Latika

    Lat broad + ika land

    broad land

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Brok initial

  • Brokkin

    Brok broad + kin clan

    broad clan

  • Brokak

    Brok broad + ak edge

    broad edge

  • Brokgrim

    Brok broad + grim helm

    broad helm

German


Real world

Breit initial

  • Breitwald

    Breit broad + wald forest

    broad forest

  • Breithaus

    Breit broad + haus house

    broad house

  • Breitstein

    Breit broad + stein stone

    broad stone

Island


Objects

Braid initial

  • Braidbank

    Braid broad + bank sandbank

    broad sandbank

  • Braidait

    Braid broad + ait river islet

    broad river islet

  • Braidbrough

    Braid broad + brough fortified islet

    broad fortified islet

Japanese


Real world

Hiro initial

  • Hirosuke

    Hiro broad + suke help

    broad help

  • Hirotaka

    Hiro broad + taka lofty

    broad lofty

  • Hiromichi

    Hiro broad + michi path

    broad path

Brad initial

  • Bradsmith

    Brad broad + smith forge worker

    broad forge worker

  • Bradcliff

    Brad broad + cliff steep rock

    broad steep rock

  • Bradwood

    Brad broad + wood forest

    broad forest

Scottish


Real world

Braid initial

  • Braidfell

    Braid broad + fell mountain

    broad mountain

  • Braidness

    Braid broad + ness point

    broad point

  • Braidholm

    Braid broad + holm islet

    broad islet

Viking


Real world

Breid initial

  • Breidsverd

    Breid broad + sverd sword

    broad sword

  • Breidnef

    Breid broad + nef nose

    broad nose

  • Breidsjon

    Breid broad + sjon sight

    broad sight

Welsh


Real world

lydan final

  • Moellydan

    Moel bare hill + lydan broad

    bare hill broad

  • Craiglydan

    Craig cliff + lydan broad

    cliff broad

  • Pantlydan

    Pant dip + lydan broad

    dip broad

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “broad”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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