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“homestead”

10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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, City, has 1.

City


Objects

ham final

  • Walham

    Wal foreigners + ham homestead

    foreigners homestead

  • Chipham

    Chip market + ham homestead

    market homestead

  • Barham

    Bar barley + ham homestead

    barley homestead

Druid


Tabletop

tref final

  • Colltref

    Coll hazel + tref homestead

    hazel homestead

  • Bantref

    Ban peak + tref homestead

    peak homestead

  • Bethtref

    Beth birch + tref homestead

    birch homestead

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

stead final

  • Heronstead

    Heron wading bird + stead homestead

    homestead by the wading bird

  • Osierstead

    Osier willow rod + stead homestead

    homestead by the willow rod

  • Lindenstead

    Linden lime tree + stead homestead

    homestead by the lime tree

Halfling


Fantasy races

Ham initial

  • Hamcroft

    Ham homestead + croft smallholding

    homestead smallholding

  • Hammere

    Ham homestead + mere pool

    homestead pool

  • Hammoss

    Ham homestead + moss soft green

    homestead soft green

Irish


Real world

Bally initial

  • Ballytorc

    Bally homestead + torc boar

    homestead boar

  • Ballynure

    Bally homestead + nure yew

    homestead yew

  • Ballylann

    Bally homestead + lann enclosure

    homestead enclosure

Knight


People

tot final

  • Hauttot

    Haut high + tot homestead

    high homestead

  • Beltot

    Bel fair + tot homestead

    fair homestead

  • Verttot

    Vert green + tot homestead

    green homestead

ham final

  • Northham

    North northern side + ham homestead

    northern side homestead

  • Thornham

    Thorn thorn bush + ham homestead

    thorn bush homestead

  • Winham

    Win meadow + ham homestead

    meadow homestead

Scottish


Real world

Bal initial

  • Balbank

    Bal homestead + bank slope

    homestead slope

  • Balhaugh

    Bal homestead + haugh flood meadow

    homestead flood meadow

  • Ballaw

    Bal homestead + law round summit

    homestead round summit

Superhero


People

ham final

  • Whitham

    Whit white + ham homestead

    white homestead

  • Marham

    Mar marsh + ham homestead

    marsh homestead

  • Harham

    Har grey + ham homestead

    grey homestead

Welsh


Real world

Tre initial

  • Trefelin

    Tre homestead + felin mill

    homestead mill

  • Trebont

    Tre homestead + bont bridge

    homestead bridge

  • Trefawr

    Tre homestead + fawr big

    homestead big

Senses that travel together

See also

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