“pool”
16 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 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, Druid, has 2.
Lin initial · mere final
- Linwith
Lin pool + with willow
pool willow
- Linrig
Lin pool + rig ridge
pool ridge
- Linbreck
Lin pool + breck slope
pool slope
- Searmere
Sear east + mere pool
east pool
- Fernmere
Fern alder + mere pool
alder pool
- Onnmere
Onn ash tree + mere pool
ash tree pool
linn final · Lin initial
- Thorlinn
Thor thunder + linn pool
thunder pool
- Benlinn
Ben mountain + linn pool
mountain pool
- Rosslinn
Ross headland + linn pool
headland pool
- Linbrae
Lin pool + brae hillside
pool hillside
- Linroy
Lin pool + roy red
pool red
- Linwick
Lin pool + wick inlet
pool inlet
lyn final · Pwll initial
- Rhoslyn
Rhos moor + lyn pool
moor pool
- Twrlyn
Twr tower + lyn pool
tower pool
- Maellyn
Mael prince + lyn pool
prince pool
- Pwllfach
Pwll pool + fach small
pool small
- Pwllgraig
Pwll pool + graig crag
pool crag
- Pwllfynydd
Pwll pool + fynydd upland
pool upland
lin final · mer final
- Larklin
Lark singing bird + lin pool
singing bird pool
- Sedglin
Sedg sedge + lin pool
sedge pool
- Myrlin
Myr mire + lin pool
mire pool
- Coalmer
Coal live ember + mer pool
live ember pool
- Wickmer
Wick candle cord + mer pool
candle cord pool
- Tansmer
Tans tansy + mer pool
tansy pool
pool final
- Greypool
Grey grey + pool pool
grey pool
- Alderpool
Alder alder tree + pool pool
alder tree pool
- Goosepool
Goose geese + pool pool
geese pool
lin final
- Emrlin
Emr iron + lin pool
iron pool
- Karlin
Kar strong + lin pool
strong pool
- Cadlin
Cad battle + lin pool
battle pool
Lin initial
- Linnil
Lin pool + nil star
pool star
- Linval
Lin pool + val strength
pool strength
- Lindir
Lin pool + dir keeper
pool keeper
Linn initial
- Linnwhisk
Linn pool + whisk quick sweep
pool quick sweep
- Linnpetal
Linn pool + petal spread bloom
pool spread bloom
- Linnpuff
Linn pool + puff gentle breath
pool gentle breath
mere final
- Tilmere
Til tilled + mere pool
tilled pool
- Branmere
Bran husk + mere pool
husk pool
- Flaxmere
Flax linseed + mere pool
linseed pool
lin final
- Benlin
Ben peak + lin pool
peak pool
- Kinlin
Kin head + lin pool
head pool
- Dunlin
Dun fort + lin pool
fort pool
mare final
- Montmare
Mont hill + mare pool
hill pool
- Vaumare
Vau vale + mare pool
vale pool
- Boismare
Bois wood + mare pool
wood pool
mere final
- Seamere
Sea sea + mere pool
sea pool
- Glassmere
Glass glass + mere pool
glass pool
- Kelpmere
Kelp kelp + mere pool
kelp pool
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “pool”. 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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