“cliff”
13 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from objects 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, Kingdom, has 2.
Fal initial · scar final
- Falscar
Fal cliff + scar cliff
cliff cliff
- Falhold
Fal cliff + hold stronghold
cliff stronghold
- Falfjord
Fal cliff + fjord inlet
cliff inlet
- Marscar
Mar sea + scar cliff
sea cliff
- Dainscar
Dain proud + scar cliff
proud cliff
- Thalscar
Thal deep + scar cliff
deep cliff
fels final · skala final
- Slavfels
Slav glory + fels cliff
glory-cliff
- Gromfels
Grom thunder + fels cliff
thunder-cliff
- Totenfels
Toten dead + fels cliff
dead-cliff
- Valskala
Val wave + skala cliff
wave-cliff
- Morgenskala
Morgen morning + skala cliff
morning-cliff
- Hohenskala
Hohen lofty + skala cliff
lofty-cliff
cliff final
- Blackcliff
Black dark + cliff cliff
dark cliff
- Birchcliff
Birch birch tree + cliff cliff
birch tree cliff
- Eacliff
Ea river + cliff cliff
river cliff
Rup initial
- Rupobia
Rup cliff + obia territory
cliff territory
- Rupatia
Rup cliff + atia region
cliff region
- Rupestan
Rup cliff + estan place
cliff place
Osh initial
- Oshsar
Osh cliff + sar scaled
cliff scaled
- Oshzak
Osh cliff + zak striking
cliff striking
- Oshthak
Osh cliff + thak blooded
cliff blooded
scar final
- Gormscar
Gorm blue + scar cliff
blue cliff
- Arnscar
Arn earth + scar cliff
earth cliff
- Branscar
Bran raven + scar cliff
raven cliff
fal final
- Renfal
Ren reborn + fal cliff
reborn cliff
- Corfal
Cor heart + fal cliff
heart cliff
- Hanfal
Han open + fal cliff
open cliff
klifr final
- Valdrunklifr
Valdrun great valley + klifr cliff
great valley cliff
- Iskaldklifr
Iskald deep cold + klifr cliff
deep cold cliff
- Hrimgalklifr
Hrimgal rime + klifr cliff
rime cliff
ail final
- Muckail
Muck pig + ail cliff
pig cliff
- Mullenail
Mullen summit + ail cliff
summit cliff
- Athail
Ath ford + ail cliff
ford cliff
rupes final
- Vastrupes
Vast vast + rupes cliff
vast cliff
- Nubrupes
Nub cloud + rupes cliff
cloud cliff
- Rubrupes
Rub red + rupes cliff
red cliff
Craig initial
- Craiglas
Craig cliff + las greenish
cliff greenish
- Craigryd
Craig cliff + ryd crossing
cliff crossing
- Craigffordd
Craig cliff + ffordd road
cliff road
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cliff”. 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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