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“ridge”

18 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from objects 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, Dragon, has 2.

Dragon


Creatures

gorn final · Pelthax initial

  • Jaxorgorn

    Jaxor cunning + gorn ridge

    cunning ridge

  • Axangorn

    Axan fang + gorn ridge

    fang ridge

  • Galzurgorn

    Galzur pride + gorn ridge

    pride ridge

  • Pelthaxoreth

    Pelthax ridge + oreth ore

    ridge ore

  • Pelthaxnyros

    Pelthax ridge + nyros dusk

    ridge dusk

  • Pelthaxrhun

    Pelthax ridge + rhun rune

    ridge rune

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Gorn initial · rag final

  • Gornhold

    Gorn ridge + hold loyal

    ridge loyal

  • Gornmark

    Gorn ridge + mark march

    ridge march

  • Gornulf

    Gorn ridge + ulf hound

    ridge hound

  • Ovnrag

    Ovn kiln + rag ridge

    kiln ridge

  • Yrnrag

    Yrn ember + rag ridge

    ember ridge

  • Gardrag

    Gard yard + rag ridge

    yard ridge

Giant


Creatures

Rigvald initial · Ridge initial

  • Rigvaldgjall

    Rigvald ridge + gjall voice

    ridge voice

  • Rigvaldthumal

    Rigvald ridge + thumal thumb

    ridge thumb

  • Rigvaldhorn

    Rigvald ridge + horn horn

    ridge horn

  • Ridgecloak

    Ridge ridge + cloak cloak

    ridge cloak

  • Ridgebones

    Ridge ridge + bones bones

    ridge bones

  • Ridgestep

    Ridge ridge + step step

    ridge step

Scottish


Real world

rig final · Drum initial

  • Artrig

    Art bear + rig ridge

    bear ridge

  • Rossrig

    Ross headland + rig ridge

    headland ridge

  • Liarig

    Lia hoary + rig ridge

    hoary ridge

  • Drumgill

    Drum ridge + gill ravine

    ridge ravine

  • Drumbrae

    Drum ridge + brae hillside

    ridge hillside

  • Drumwood

    Drum ridge + wood forest

    ridge forest

Alien


Creatures

thun final

  • Tlenthun

    Tlen ash + thun ridge

    ash ridge

  • Nurthun

    Nur far + thun ridge

    far ridge

  • Thoathun

    Thoa warm + thun ridge

    warm ridge

City


Objects

ridge final

  • Eastridge

    East east + ridge ridge

    east ridge

  • Beeridge

    Bee bees + ridge ridge

    bees ridge

  • Reedridge

    Reed reeds + ridge ridge

    reeds ridge

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Drav initial

  • Dravzak

    Drav ridge + zak striking

    ridge striking

  • Dravkesk

    Drav ridge + kesk watchful

    ridge watchful

  • Dravgor

    Drav ridge + gor clawed

    ridge clawed

Druid


Tabletop

rig final

  • Lochrig

    Loch lake + rig ridge

    lake ridge

  • Grathrig

    Grath rough + rig ridge

    rough ridge

  • Yewrig

    Yew long-lived evergreen + rig ridge

    long-lived evergreen ridge

Irish


Real world

Drum initial

  • Drummeen

    Drum ridge + meen fine

    ridge fine

  • Drumgar

    Drum ridge + gar short

    ridge short

  • Drumlia

    Drum ridge + lia grey

    ridge grey

Kingdom


Objects

crest final

  • Galdcrest

    Gald song + crest ridge

    song ridge

  • Aethcrest

    Aeth noble + crest ridge

    noble ridge

  • Vindcrest

    Vind wind + crest ridge

    wind ridge

Pirate


People

ridge final

  • Stormridge

    Storm storm + ridge ridge

    storm ridge

  • Wrackridge

    Wrack seaweed + ridge ridge

    seaweed ridge

  • Coldridge

    Cold cold + ridge ridge

    cold ridge

Planet


Objects

dorsum final

  • Densdorsum

    Dens dense + dorsum ridge

    dense ridge

  • Torrdorsum

    Torr scorched + dorsum ridge

    scorched ridge

  • Tacitdorsum

    Tacit silent + dorsum ridge

    silent ridge

Town


Objects

rigg final

  • Monkrigg

    Monk monks' + rigg ridge

    monks' ridge

  • Potterrigg

    Potter potter's + rigg ridge

    potter's ridge

  • Sorrelrigg

    Sorrel sorrel + rigg ridge

    sorrel ridge

Welsh


Real world

garth final

  • Ffynnongarth

    Ffynnon spring + garth ridge

    spring ridge

  • Teggarth

    Teg fair + garth ridge

    fair ridge

  • Maengarth

    Maen stone + garth ridge

    stone ridge

Senses that travel together

See also

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