“headland”
13 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 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, Island, has 3.
ness final · naze final · head final
- Flintness
Flint flint + ness headland
flint headland
- Pearlness
Pearl pearl + ness headland
pearl headland
- Langness
Lang long + ness headland
long headland
- Langnaze
Lang long + naze headland
long headland
- Brinenaze
Brine brine + naze headland
brine headland
- Tangnaze
Tang bladderwrack + naze headland
bladderwrack headland
- Dulsehead
Dulse edible seaweed + head headland
edible seaweed headland
- Galehead
Gale gale + head headland
gale headland
- Sailhead
Sail sail + head headland
sail headland
Ross initial · ness final · Mull initial
- Rosslinn
Ross headland + linn pool
headland pool
- Rossburn
Ross headland + burn stream
headland stream
- Rossmoss
Ross headland + moss bog
headland bog
- Muirness
Muir sea + ness headland
sea headland
- Rosness
Ros rose + ness headland
rose headland
- Uisgeness
Uisge water + ness headland
water headland
- Mullfada
Mull headland + fada long
headland long
- Mullhill
Mull headland + hill rise
headland rise
- Mullaird
Mull headland + aird upland
headland upland
Pelmar initial · Pelmir initial
- Pelmarthegn
Pelmar headland + thegn thane
headland thane
- Pelmarskjold
Pelmar headland + skjold shield
headland shield
- Pelmarmundar
Pelmar headland + mundar protector
headland protector
- Pelmirhorna
Pelmir headland + horna horn
headland horn
- Pelmirkjalka
Pelmir headland + kjalka jaw
headland jaw
- Pelmirhalla
Pelmir headland + halla hall
headland hall
ness final · head final
- Wolfness
Wolf pack hunter + ness headland
pack hunter headland
- Blackness
Black dark + ness headland
dark headland
- Oldness
Old ancient + ness headland
ancient headland
- Brighthead
Bright shining + head headland
shining headland
- Bowerhead
Bower cottage + head headland
cottage headland
- Barnhead
Barn barley house + head headland
barley house headland
ness final
- Deepness
Deep deep + ness headland
deep headland
- Oldness
Old old + ness headland
old headland
- Beeness
Bee bees + ness headland
bees headland
Ros initial
- Roslann
Ros headland + lann enclosure
headland enclosure
- Rosmuine
Ros headland + muine thicket
headland thicket
- Rosgar
Ros headland + gar short
headland short
ness final
- Fenness
Fen marsh + ness headland
marsh headland
- Branness
Bran raven + ness headland
raven headland
- Jarness
Jar earl + ness headland
earl headland
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “headland”. 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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