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“cairn”

11 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them open a name against 2 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, Troll, has 3.

Troll


Creatures

Vard initial · Cair initial · Cairn initial

  • Vardhidd

    Vard cairn + hidd hide

    cairn hide

  • Vardhald

    Vard cairn + hald keeper

    cairn keeper

  • Vardthul

    Vard cairn + thul waiter

    cairn waiter

  • Cairunga

    Cair cairn + unga young one

    cairn young one

  • Cairirna

    Cair cairn + irna ironworker

    cairn ironworker

  • Cairmorra

    Cair cairn + morra mother

    cairn mother

  • Cairngrumble

    Cairn cairn + grumble grumble

    cairn grumble

  • Cairnhide

    Cairn cairn + hide hide

    cairn hide

  • Cairnsnout

    Cairn cairn + snout snout

    cairn snout

D&D


Tabletop

Cairn initial

  • Cairnholt

    Cairn cairn + holt wood

    cairn wood

  • Cairnveil

    Cairn cairn + veil veil

    cairn veil

  • Cairntide

    Cairn cairn + tide tide

    cairn tide

Druid


Tabletop

Carn initial

  • Carndarr

    Carn cairn + darr oak

    cairn oak

  • Carnroth

    Carn cairn + roth wheel

    cairn wheel

  • Carnknock

    Carn cairn + knock knoll

    cairn knoll

Irish


Real world

carn final

  • Glascarn

    Glas green + carn cairn

    green cairn

  • Domncarn

    Domn world + carn cairn

    world cairn

  • Kencarn

    Ken chief + carn cairn

    chief cairn

Mountain


Objects

carn final

  • Tincarn

    Tin tin + carn cairn

    tin cairn

  • Roundcarn

    Round smooth + carn cairn

    smooth cairn

  • Ibexcarn

    Ibex ibex + carn cairn

    ibex cairn

Scottish


Real world

Cairn initial

  • Cairnary

    Cairn cairn + ary shieling

    cairn shieling

  • Cairndale

    Cairn cairn + dale dell

    cairn dell

  • Cairnay

    Cairn cairn + ay isle

    cairn isle

Welsh


Real world

Carn initial

  • Carndawel

    Carn cairn + dawel quiet

    cairn quiet

  • Carnlym

    Carn cairn + lym sharp

    cairn sharp

  • Carngaer

    Carn cairn + gaer stronghold

    cairn stronghold

Witch


People

Cair initial

  • Cairsedge

    Cair cairn + sedge sword grass

    cairn sword grass

  • Cairmoor

    Cair cairn + moor barren upland

    cairn barren upland

  • Cairchar

    Cair cairn + char scorched black

    cairn scorched black

Wizard


People

Cairn initial

  • Cairnter

    Cairn cairn + ter watcher

    cairn watcher

  • Cairnent

    Cairn cairn + ent bearer

    cairn bearer

  • Cairnhold

    Cairn cairn + hold keep

    cairn keep

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cairn”. 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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