“hill”
25 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. They split 14 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶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, D&D, has 3.
Dun initial · tara final · Hill initial
- Dungorn
Dun hill + gorn watchtower
hill watchtower
- Dunrun
Dun hill + run secret
hill secret
- Dunhart
Dun hill + hart stag
hill stag
- Kaetara
Kae keen + tara hill
keen hill
- Isatara
Isa ice + tara hill
ice hill
- Miratara
Mira wonder + tara hill
wonder hill
- Hillbane
Hill hill + bane ruin
hill ruin
- Hillbrook
Hill hill + brook brook
hill brook
- Hillreach
Hill hill + reach reach
hill reach
Bryn initial · dun final · Bri initial
- Brynstan
Bryn hill + stan boundary stone
hill boundary stone
- Brynslad
Bryn hill + slad valley
hill valley
- Brynholt
Bryn hill + holt copse
hill copse
- Seardun
Sear east + dun hill
east hill
- Ferndun
Fern alder + dun hill
alder hill
- Culdun
Cul hollow + dun hill
hollow hill
- Briburr
Bri hill + burr clinging seed
hill clinging seed
- Brihollow
Bri hill + hollow small valley
hill small valley
- Brishell
Bri hill + shell cracked husk
hill cracked husk
Dun initial · don final
- Dunton
Dun hill + ton enclosure
hill enclosure
- Dunbury
Dun hill + bury fortified place
hill fortified place
- Dunley
Dun hill + ley woodland clearing
hill woodland clearing
- Willowdon
Willow willow tree + don hill
willow tree hill
- Updon
Up upper + don hill
upper hill
- Sanddon
Sand sand + don hill
sand hill
dun final · duna final
- Voldun
Vol will + dun hill
will of the hill
- Gardun
Gar keeper + dun hill
keeper of the hill
- Aetherdun
Aether aether + dun hill
aether of the hill
- Selduna
Sel moon + duna hill
moon of the hill
- Ulduna
Ul exile + duna hill
exile of the hill
- Ambrduna
Ambr amber + duna hill
amber of the hill
fell final · Knock initial
- Gealfell
Geal bright + fell hill
bright hill
- Gilfell
Gil servant + fell hill
servant hill
- Calfell
Cal dove + fell hill
dove hill
- Knockbuie
Knock hill + buie yellow
hill yellow
- Knockbost
Knock hill + bost farmstead
hill farmstead
- Knockgarv
Knock hill + garv rough
hill rough
Deal initial · gora final
- Dealanger
Deal hill + anger green
hill-green
- Dealvich
Deal hill + vich son
hill-son
- Dealgora
Deal hill + gora hill
hill-hill
- Satgora
Sat village + gora hill
village-hill
- Lindgora
Lind linden + gora hill
linden-hill
- Cernagora
Cerna black + gora hill
black-hill
low final
- Dusklow
Dusk failing light + low hill
failing light hill
- Walnutlow
Walnut foreign nut + low hill
foreign nut hill
- Cedarlow
Cedar fragrant wood + low hill
fragrant wood hill
Dun initial
- Dungan
Dun hill + gan walker
hill walker
- Dungald
Dun hill + gald chant
hill chant
- Dundok
Dun hill + dok hold
hill hold
Knock initial
- Knocknure
Knock hill + nure yew
hill yew
- Knocktorc
Knock hill + torc boar
hill boar
- Knocktra
Knock hill + tra strand
hill strand
oka final
- Satooka
Sato village + oka hill
village hill
- Haruoka
Haru spring + oka hill
spring hill
- Michioka
Michi path + oka hill
path hill
Dun initial
- Dunfjord
Dun hill + fjord inlet
hill inlet
- Dunhall
Dun hill + hall hall
hill hall
- Dunbarrow
Dun hill + barrow burial mound
hill burial mound
Mont initial
- Montlonde
Mont hill + londe grove
hill grove
- Montcourt
Mont hill + court manor
hill manor
- Montgarde
Mont hill + garde watch
hill watch
law final
- Brightlaw
Bright shining + law hill
shining hill
- Brewlaw
Brew ale making + law hill
ale making hill
- Truelaw
True loyal + law hill
loyal hill
cerro final
- Eaglecerro
Eagle eagles + cerro hill
eagles hill
- Quartzcerro
Quartz quartz + cerro hill
quartz hill
- Dubhcerro
Dubh black + cerro hill
black hill
Dun initial
- Duncroft
Dun hill + croft small farm
hill small farm
- Dunshaw
Dun hill + shaw thicket
hill thicket
- Dunhurst
Dun hill + hurst wooded rise
hill wooded rise
Bryn initial
- Brynfro
Bryn hill + fro vale
hill vale
- Brynryd
Bryn hill + ryd crossing
hill crossing
- Brynwyllt
Bryn hill + wyllt wild
hill wild
Bryn initial
- Bryngerd
Bryn hill + gerd enclosure
hill enclosure
- Brynfrid
Bryn hill + frid beautiful
hill beautiful
- Brynbane
Bryn hill + bane undoing
hill undoing
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “hill”. 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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