“oak”
15 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 2 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. Druid carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Dair initial · darr final · ock final · Derwa initial
- Dairlann
Dair oak + lann clearing
oak clearing
- Dairvale
Dair oak + vale river valley
oak river valley
- Dairwick
Dair oak + wick farm
oak farm
- Ferndarr
Fern alder + darr oak
alder oak
- Prendarr
Pren tree + darr oak
tree oak
- Carndarr
Carn cairn + darr oak
cairn oak
- Tegock
Teg fair + ock oak
fair oak
- Yewock
Yew long-lived evergreen + ock oak
long-lived evergreen oak
- Caelock
Cael narrow + ock oak
narrow oak
- Derwamead
Derwa oak + mead meadow
oak meadow
- Derwashell
Derwa oak + shell cracked husk
oak cracked husk
- Derwafurze
Derwa oak + furze spiny gorse
oak spiny gorse
Dar initial · Dru initial · Oak initial
- Darson
Dar oak + son son
oak son
- Darveth
Dar oak + veth sworn
oak sworn
- Darhelm
Dar oak + helm helm
oak helm
- Drugwen
Dru oak + gwen fair
oak fair
- Druara
Dru oak + ara song
oak song
- Drufina
Dru oak + fina fine
oak fine
- Oaktor
Oak oak + tor tor
oak tor
- Oaknook
Oak oak + nook nook
oak nook
- Oakmantle
Oak oak + mantle mantle
oak mantle
Quer initial
- Querenia
Quer oak + enia country
oak country
- Querulia
Quer oak + ulia land
oak land
- Querona
Quer oak + ona land
oak land
Ekk initial
- Ekknot
Ekk oak + knot knot
oak knot
- Ekkbek
Ekk oak + bek stream
oak stream
- Ekkdokk
Ekk oak + dokk hold
oak hold
Ryn initial
- Rynyth
Ryn oak + yth deep
oak deep
- Rynfaen
Ryn oak + faen white
oak white
- Rynrond
Ryn oak + rond vault
oak vault
Chêne initial
- Chênegrange
Chêne oak + grange barn
oak barn
- Chênetour
Chêne oak + tour tower
oak tower
- Chênepont
Chêne oak + pont bridge
oak bridge
Eich initial
- Eichmacher
Eich oak + macher maker
oak maker
- Eichstein
Eich oak + stein stone
oak stone
- Eichrichter
Eich oak + richter judge
oak judge
Oaken initial
- Oaken Wanderer
Oaken oak + wanderer wanderer
oak wanderer
- Oaken Stag
Oaken oak + stag stag
oak stag
- Oaken Kestrel
Oaken oak + kestrel kestrel
oak kestrel
Oak initial
- Oaksnout
Oak oak + snout snout
oak snout
- Oakhump
Oak oak + hump hump
oak hump
- Oaksack
Oak oak + sack sack
oak sack
Derwen initial
- Derwenborth
Derwen oak + borth harbour
oak harbour
- Derwenig
Derwen oak + ig tiny
oak tiny
- Derwenfad
Derwen oak + fad lucky
oak lucky
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “oak”. 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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