“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
monte final
- Linomonte
Lino thread + monte mountain
thread mountain
- Velomonte
Velo veil + monte mountain
veil mountain
- Rimamonte
Rima rhyme + monte mountain
rhyme mountain
Shan initial
- Shanfei
Shan mountain + fei soaring
mountain soaring
- Shanzhao
Shan mountain + zhao illustrious
mountain illustrious
- Shantie
Shan mountain + tie iron
mountain iron
Mont initial
- Montestan
Mont mountain + estan place
mountain place
- Montilia
Mont mountain + ilia land
mountain land
- Montutia
Mont mountain + utia region
mountain region
mont final
- Talmont
Tal tall + mont mountain
tall mountain
- Vandmont
Vand wanderer + mont mountain
wanderer mountain
- Waldmont
Wald forest + mont mountain
forest mountain
Myrax initial
- Myraxsaur
Myrax mountain + saur serpent
mountain serpent
- Myraxex
Myrax mountain + ex talon
mountain talon
- Myraxros
Myrax mountain + ros ash
mountain ash
Berg initial
- Bergfeld
Berg mountain + feld field
mountain field
- Bergschmidt
Berg mountain + schmidt smith
mountain smith
- Bergkoch
Berg mountain + koch cook
mountain cook
Slieve initial
- Slievean
Slieve mountain + an little
mountain little
- Slievetra
Slieve mountain + tra strand
mountain strand
- Slievekeen
Slieve mountain + keen smooth
mountain smooth
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
fell final
- Eirfell
Eir healing + fell mountain
healing mountain
- Gralfell
Gral sacred + fell mountain
sacred mountain
- Sunderfell
Sunder sundered + fell mountain
sundered mountain
Mont initial
- Montetum
Mont mountain + etum grove
mountain grove
- Montogenes
Mont mountain + ogenes origin
mountain origin
- Montora
Mont mountain + ora coast
mountain coast
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
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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