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“hillside”

10 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

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, Welsh, has 2.

Welsh


Real world

allt final · Bron initial

  • Onnallt

    Onn ash + allt hillside

    ash hillside

  • Tarwallt

    Tarw bull + allt hillside

    bull hillside

  • Dolallt

    Dol meadow + allt hillside

    meadow hillside

  • Bronlon

    Bron hillside + lon cheerful

    hillside cheerful

  • Bronfach

    Bron hillside + fach small

    hillside small

  • Bronfro

    Bron hillside + fro vale

    hillside vale

Castle


Objects

Brae initial

  • Braeburgh

    Brae hillside + burgh fortified place

    hillside fortified place

  • Braesolar

    Brae hillside + solar upper chamber

    hillside upper chamber

  • Braechapel

    Brae hillside + chapel private church

    hillside private church

City


Objects

side final

  • Wheatside

    Wheat bread grain + side hillside

    bread grain hillside

  • Oakside

    Oak oak tree + side hillside

    oak tree hillside

  • Merside

    Mer lake + side hillside

    lake hillside

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

bree final

  • Beliabree

    Belia kind + bree hillside

    kind hillside

  • Luiabree

    Luia moon-white + bree hillside

    moon-white hillside

  • Renniabree

    Rennia begun again + bree hillside

    begun again hillside

Halfling


Fantasy races

Down initial

  • Downgate

    Down hillside + gate gateway

    hillside gateway

  • Downthorn

    Down hillside + thorn spine

    hillside spine

  • Downhill

    Down hillside + hill rise

    hillside rise

Horse


People

side final

  • Hazelside

    Hazel hazel tree + side hillside

    hazel tree hillside

  • Cloverside

    Clover pasture flower + side hillside

    pasture flower hillside

  • Pineside

    Pine pine tree + side hillside

    pine tree hillside

side final

  • Baldside

    Bald bold + side hillside

    bold hillside

  • Fowlside

    Fowl bird + side hillside

    bird hillside

  • Sadside

    Sad sober + side hillside

    sober hillside

Mountain


Objects

brae final

  • Glasbrae

    Glas grey green + brae hillside

    grey green hillside

  • Basaltbrae

    Basalt dark volcanic rock + brae hillside

    dark volcanic rock hillside

  • Eaglebrae

    Eagle eagles + brae hillside

    eagles hillside

Scottish


Real world

brae final

  • Duffbrae

    Duff black + brae hillside

    black hillside

  • Glasbrae

    Glas grey-green + brae hillside

    grey-green hillside

  • Rossbrae

    Ross headland + brae hillside

    headland hillside

Senses that travel together

See also

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