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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Island


Objects

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

Scottish


Real world

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

Giant


Creatures

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

City


Objects

ness final

  • Deepness

    Deep deep + ness headland

    deep headland

  • Oldness

    Old old + ness headland

    old headland

  • Beeness

    Bee bees + ness headland

    bees headland

Irish


Real world

Ros initial

  • Roslann

    Ros headland + lann enclosure

    headland enclosure

  • Rosmuine

    Ros headland + muine thicket

    headland thicket

  • Rosgar

    Ros headland + gar short

    headland short

Kingdom


Objects

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

See also

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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