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“high”

21 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 18 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 6 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, Elf, has 3.

Elf


Fantasy races

quel final · Tae initial · Arel initial

  • Delquel

    Del leaf + quel high

    leaf high

  • Cyrquel

    Cyr wind + quel high

    wind high

  • Naequel

    Nae flame + quel high

    flame high

  • Taelith

    Tae high + lith ash

    high ash

  • Taewenna

    Tae high + wenna blossom

    high blossom

  • Taeliel

    Tae high + liel song

    high song

  • Arellad

    Arel high + lad path

    high path

  • Arelhael

    Arel high + hael healing

    high healing

  • Arelmen

    Arel high + men road

    high road

Griffin


Creatures

Alti initial · Alta initial

  • Altifalk

    Alti high + falk falcon

    high falcon

  • Altimann

    Alti high + mann man

    high man

  • Altileud

    Alti high + leud people

    high people

  • Altaerna

    Alta high + erna earnest

    high earnest

  • Altafalka

    Alta high + falka falcon

    high falcon

  • Altaharta

    Alta high + harta stag

    high stag

Irish


Real world

Ard initial · aird final

  • Ardgus

    Ard high + gus vigour

    high vigour

  • Ardan

    Ard high + an little

    high little

  • Ardog

    Ard high + og young

    high young

  • Derryaird

    Derry oak grove + aird high

    oak grove high

  • Coolaird

    Cool nook + aird high

    nook high

  • Mullenaird

    Mullen summit + aird high

    summit high

Scottish


Real world

Ard initial · Ochil initial

  • Ardness

    Ard high + ness point

    high point

  • Ardtoun

    Ard high + toun steading

    high steading

  • Ardbrae

    Ard high + brae hillside

    high hillside

  • Ochilshaw

    Ochil high + shaw copse

    high copse

  • Ochilgate

    Ochil high + gate road

    high road

  • Ochilan

    Ochil high + an little

    high little

Alien


Creatures

Aqe initial

  • Aqetuur

    Aqe high + tuur spire

    high spire

  • Aqemarn

    Aqe high + marn flats

    high flats

  • Aqeshen

    Aqe high + shen gate

    high gate

Bard


Tabletop

Alto initial

  • Altonube

    Alto high + nube cloud

    high cloud

  • Altotono

    Alto high + tono tone

    high tone

  • Altoterra

    Alto high + terra earth

    high earth

City


Objects

High initial

  • Highcliff

    High high + cliff cliff

    high cliff

  • Highcrag

    High high + crag rock outcrop

    high rock outcrop

  • Highcroft

    High high + croft smallholding

    high smallholding

Country


Objects

Alt initial

  • Alteria

    Alt high + eria realm

    high realm

  • Altoria

    Alt high + oria realm

    high realm

  • Altona

    Alt high + ona land

    high land

French


Real world

Haut initial

  • Hautmaire

    Haut high + maire mayor

    high mayor

  • Hautbois

    Haut high + bois wood

    high wood

  • Hautmoulin

    Haut high + moulin mill

    high mill

German


Real world

Hoch initial

  • Hochtal

    Hoch high + tal valley

    high valley

  • Hochbaum

    Hoch high + baum tree

    high tree

  • Hochkamp

    Hoch high + kamp field

    high field

Kingdom


Objects

Ard initial

  • Ardhelm

    Ard high + helm crest

    high crest

  • Ardhall

    Ard high + hall hall

    high hall

  • Ardglade

    Ard high + glade glade

    high glade

Knight


People

Haut initial

  • Hauthild

    Haut high + hild battle

    high battle

  • Hautet

    Haut high + et little

    high little

  • Hauten

    Haut high + en one

    high one

Paladin


Tabletop

Alte initial

  • Alterand

    Alte high + rand shield rim

    high shield rim

  • Altegild

    Alte high + gild worth

    high worth

  • Altehart

    Alte high + hart stag

    high stag

Planet


Objects

Alt initial

  • Altcorona

    Alt high + corona crown

    high crown

  • Altora

    Alt high + ora coast

    high coast

  • Altmare

    Alt high + mare sea

    high sea

Vampire


Creatures

Vys initial

  • Vysfeld

    Vys high + feld meadow

    high-meadow

  • Vysruh

    Vys high + ruh rest

    high-rest

  • Vyseanu

    Vys high + eanu from

    high-from

Welsh


Real world

uchel final

  • Cwmuchel

    Cwm valley + uchel high

    valley high

  • Tyuchel

    Ty house + uchel high

    house high

  • Ynysuchel

    Ynys island + uchel high

    island high

Senses that travel together

See also

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