“marsh”
20 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from people 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, Druid, has 2.
Gwern initial · lach final
- Gwernrach
Gwern marsh + rach fern
marsh fern
- Gwernknar
Gwern marsh + knar knot
marsh knot
- Gwernhowe
Gwern marsh + howe mound
marsh mound
- Ithlach
Ith corn + lach marsh
corn marsh
- Onnlach
Onn ash tree + lach marsh
ash tree marsh
- Fernlach
Fern alder + lach marsh
alder marsh
sawa final · zawa final
- Shinsawa
Shin new + sawa marsh
new marsh
- Matsusawa
Matsu pine + sawa marsh
pine marsh
- Hayashisawa
Hayashi grove + sawa marsh
grove marsh
- Shinzawa
Shin new + zawa marsh
new marsh
- Motozawa
Moto origin + zawa marsh
origin marsh
- Nishizawa
Nishi west + zawa marsh
west marsh
Fen initial
- Fenvald
Fen marsh + vald power
marsh power
- Fenmir
Fen marsh + mir peace
marsh peace
- Fenwick
Fen marsh + wick dwelling
marsh dwelling
Fen initial
- Fencomet
Fen marsh + comet long-haired star
marsh long-haired star
- Fenroe
Fen marsh + roe roe deer
marsh roe deer
- Fentree
Fen marsh + tree woody plant
marsh woody plant
Fen initial
- Fenran
Fen marsh + ran wanderer
marsh wanderer
- Fendoth
Fen marsh + doth vow
marsh vow
- Fenros
Fen marsh + ros dew
marsh dew
Fen initial
- Fenrush
Fen marsh + rush slender stem
marsh slender stem
- Fendrift
Fen marsh + drift blown heap
marsh blown heap
- Fenwhisk
Fen marsh + whisk quick sweep
marsh quick sweep
Marais initial
- Maraisvigne
Marais marsh + vigne vine
marsh vine
- Maraisbois
Marais marsh + bois wood
marsh wood
- Maraisporte
Marais marsh + porte gate
marsh gate
Fen initial
- Fentar
Fen marsh + tar flame
marsh of the flame
- Fenran
Fen marsh + ran reign
marsh of the reign
- Fengulf
Fen marsh + gulf abyss
marsh of the abyss
Fen initial
- Fennut
Fen marsh + nut kernel
marsh kernel
- Fener
Fen marsh + er keeper
marsh keeper
- Fenham
Fen marsh + ham home
marsh home
curragh final
- Shancurragh
Shan old + curragh marsh
old marsh
- Belcurragh
Bel river mouth + curragh marsh
river mouth marsh
- Aghcurragh
Agh field + curragh marsh
field marsh
Fen initial
- Fenford
Fen marsh + ford crossing
marsh crossing
- Fenmarch
Fen marsh + march frontier
marsh frontier
- Fenhome
Fen marsh + home homeland
marsh homeland
Bray initial
- Braychastel
Bray marsh + chastel castle
marsh castle
- Brayrive
Bray marsh + rive bank
marsh bank
- Brayfosse
Bray marsh + fosse ditch
marsh ditch
Fenne initial
- Fennemourn
Fenne marsh + mourn sorrowing
marsh sorrowing
- Fennewither
Fenne marsh + wither withering
marsh withering
- Fenneveil
Fenne marsh + veil thin covering
marsh thin covering
Marsh initial
- Marsh the Quick
Marsh marsh + the quick quick
marsh, called the quick
- Marsh the Lean
Marsh marsh + the lean lean
marsh, called the lean
- Marsh Riptide
Marsh marsh + riptide riptide
marsh, called the riptide
Mar initial
- Marcroft
Mar marsh + croft small farm
marsh small farm
- Marwick
Mar marsh + wick dwelling
marsh dwelling
- Marford
Mar marsh + ford river crossing
marsh river crossing
Marg initial
- Margsnodd
Marg marsh + snodd snout
marsh snout
- Margborr
Marg marsh + borr son
marsh son
- Margchinn
Marg marsh + chinn chin
marsh chin
Mar initial
- Marnith
Mar marsh + nith dew
marsh dew
- Marbry
Mar marsh + bry thorn stem
marsh thorn stem
- Marsha
Mar marsh + sha shade
marsh shade
Fen initial
- Fennar
Fen marsh + nar flame
marsh flame
- Fenthys
Fen marsh + thys depth
marsh depth
- Fenis
Fen marsh + is law
marsh law
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “marsh”. 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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