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“mountain”

30 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. 21 of them open a name against 9 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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, Giant, has 3.

Giant


Creatures

Bergal initial · Bergith initial · Mountain initial

  • Bergalstundar

    Bergal mountain + stundar hour

    mountain hour

  • Bergaltonnur

    Bergal mountain + tonnur teeth

    mountain teeth

  • Bergalaldur

    Bergal mountain + aldur age

    mountain age

  • Bergithsvala

    Bergith mountain + svala respite

    mountain respite

  • Bergiththumla

    Bergith mountain + thumla thumb

    mountain thumb

  • Bergithknura

    Bergith mountain + knura knuckle

    mountain knuckle

  • Mountainhall

    Mountain mountain + hall hall

    mountain hall

  • Mountainshoulder

    Mountain mountain + shoulder shoulder

    mountain shoulder

  • Mountainstep

    Mountain mountain + step step

    mountain step

Mountain


Objects

ben final · beinn final · berg final

  • Quartzben

    Quartz quartz + ben mountain

    quartz mountain

  • Erneben

    Erne sea eagle + ben mountain

    sea eagle mountain

  • Crossben

    Cross cross + ben mountain

    cross mountain

  • Copperbeinn

    Copper copper + beinn mountain

    copper mountain

  • Bluntbeinn

    Blunt blunt + beinn mountain

    blunt mountain

  • Orebeinn

    Ore ore + beinn mountain

    ore mountain

  • Ruddyberg

    Ruddy reddish + berg mountain

    reddish mountain

  • Elkberg

    Elk elk + berg mountain

    elk mountain

  • Basaltberg

    Basalt basalt + berg mountain

    basalt mountain

Vampire


Creatures

berg final · gora final · Munt initial

  • Eisenberg

    Eisen iron + berg mountain

    iron-mountain

  • Alekberg

    Alek defender + berg mountain

    defender-mountain

  • Radberg

    Rad glad + berg mountain

    glad-mountain

  • Fraugora

    Frau woman + gora mountain

    woman-mountain

  • Bogdagora

    Bogda god-given + gora mountain

    god-given-mountain

  • Saragora

    Sara princess + gora mountain

    princess-mountain

  • Muntberg

    Munt mountain + berg mountain

    mountain-mountain

  • Muntdorf

    Munt mountain + dorf village

    mountain-village

  • Muntslav

    Munt mountain + slav glory

    mountain-glory

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Fjal initial · Mountain initial

  • Fjalkapp

    Fjal mountain + kapp contest

    mountain contest

  • Fjalord

    Fjal mountain + ord word

    mountain word

  • Fjalsmid

    Fjal mountain + smid craft

    mountain craft

  • Mountainspine

    Mountain mountain + spine spine

    mountain spine

  • Mountaindelver

    Mountain mountain + delver delver

    mountain delver

  • Mountainsmith

    Mountain mountain + smith smith

    mountain smith

Elf


Fantasy races

Orin initial · Or initial

  • Orinduin

    Orin mountain + duin river

    mountain river

  • Orinmir

    Orin mountain + mir jewel

    mountain jewel

  • Orindan

    Orin mountain + dan friend

    mountain friend

  • Organ

    Or mountain + gan bearer

    mountain bearer

  • Oryth

    Or mountain + yth depth

    mountain depth

  • Ormir

    Or mountain + mir gem

    mountain gem

Griffin


Creatures

Monti initial · Montana initial

  • Montibern

    Monti mountain + bern bear

    mountain bear

  • Montibrand

    Monti mountain + brand sword

    mountain sword

  • Montigar

    Monti mountain + gar spear

    mountain spear

  • Montanamera

    Montana mountain + mera famous

    mountain famous

  • Montanaborda

    Montana mountain + borda board

    mountain board

  • Montanawiga

    Montana mountain + wiga warrior

    mountain warrior

Scottish


Real world

Ben initial · fell final

  • Benvald

    Ben mountain + vald ruler

    mountain ruler

  • Bengall

    Ben mountain + gall stranger

    mountain stranger

  • Benlaw

    Ben mountain + law round summit

    mountain round summit

  • Uigfell

    Uig bay + fell mountain

    bay mountain

  • Kinfell

    Kin head + fell mountain

    head mountain

  • Linfell

    Lin pool + fell mountain

    pool mountain

Welsh


Real world

Myn initial · Mynydd initial

  • Myngastell

    Myn mountain + gastell castle

    mountain castle

  • Mynfelin

    Myn mountain + felin mill

    mountain mill

  • Mynfaen

    Myn mountain + faen boulder

    mountain boulder

  • Mynyddfyr

    Mynydd mountain + fyr short

    mountain short

  • Mynyddbell

    Mynydd mountain + bell far

    mountain far

  • Mynyddwyrdd

    Mynydd mountain + wyrdd green

    mountain green

Bard


Tabletop

monte final

  • Linomonte

    Lino thread + monte mountain

    thread mountain

  • Velomonte

    Velo veil + monte mountain

    veil mountain

  • Rimamonte

    Rima rhyme + monte mountain

    rhyme mountain

Chinese


Real world

Shan initial

  • Shanfei

    Shan mountain + fei soaring

    mountain soaring

  • Shanzhao

    Shan mountain + zhao illustrious

    mountain illustrious

  • Shantie

    Shan mountain + tie iron

    mountain iron

Country


Objects

Mont initial

  • Montestan

    Mont mountain + estan place

    mountain place

  • Montilia

    Mont mountain + ilia land

    mountain land

  • Montutia

    Mont mountain + utia region

    mountain region

D&D


Tabletop

mont final

  • Talmont

    Tal tall + mont mountain

    tall mountain

  • Vandmont

    Vand wanderer + mont mountain

    wanderer mountain

  • Waldmont

    Wald forest + mont mountain

    forest mountain

Dragon


Creatures

Myrax initial

  • Myraxsaur

    Myrax mountain + saur serpent

    mountain serpent

  • Myraxex

    Myrax mountain + ex talon

    mountain talon

  • Myraxros

    Myrax mountain + ros ash

    mountain ash

German


Real world

Berg initial

  • Bergfeld

    Berg mountain + feld field

    mountain field

  • Bergschmidt

    Berg mountain + schmidt smith

    mountain smith

  • Bergkoch

    Berg mountain + koch cook

    mountain cook

Irish


Real world

Slieve initial

  • Slievean

    Slieve mountain + an little

    mountain little

  • Slievetra

    Slieve mountain + tra strand

    mountain strand

  • Slievekeen

    Slieve mountain + keen smooth

    mountain smooth

Japanese


Real world

Yama initial

  • Yamamasa

    Yama mountain + masa correct

    mountain correct

  • Yamataro

    Yama mountain + taro eldest son

    mountain eldest son

  • Yamasada

    Yama mountain + sada steadfast

    mountain steadfast

Kingdom


Objects

fell final

  • Eirfell

    Eir healing + fell mountain

    healing mountain

  • Gralfell

    Gral sacred + fell mountain

    sacred mountain

  • Sunderfell

    Sunder sundered + fell mountain

    sundered mountain

Planet


Objects

Mont initial

  • Montetum

    Mont mountain + etum grove

    mountain grove

  • Montogenes

    Mont mountain + ogenes origin

    mountain origin

  • Montora

    Mont mountain + ora coast

    mountain coast

Viking


Real world

Fjal initial

  • Fjalbrok

    Fjal mountain + brok breeches

    mountain breeches

  • Fjalsko

    Fjal mountain + sko shoe

    mountain shoe

  • Fjalskegg

    Fjal mountain + skegg beard

    mountain beard

Senses that travel together

See also

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