“river”
21 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
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. Elf 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.
Hal initial · duin final · Hala initial · River initial
- Halheth
Hal river + heth mist
river mist
- Halrin
Hal river + rin circle
river circle
- Halmoth
Hal river + moth dusk
river dusk
- Kelduin
Kel green + duin river
green river
- Aelduin
Ael noble + duin river
noble river
- Orinduin
Orin mountain + duin river
mountain river
- Halariel
Hala river + riel crowned
river crowned
- Halawenna
Hala river + wenna blossom
river blossom
- Halamira
Hala river + mira jewel
river jewel
- Rivergleam
River river + gleam gleam
river gleam
- Rivervale
River river + vale vale
river vale
- Riverflower
River river + flower flower
river flower
Nahra initial · Nahira initial
- Nahravith
Nahra river + vith of the vigil
river of the vigil
- Nahraael
Nahra river + ael of God
river of God
- Nahrazael
Nahra river + zael of God
river of God
- Nahirasela
Nahira river + sela of God
river of God
- Nahirahiela
Nahira river + hiela of God
river of God
- Nahiraliela
Nahira river + liela of God
river of God
ryn final · River initial
- Onaryn
Ona grace + ryn river
grace river
- Rhianryn
Rhian maiden + ryn river
maiden river
- Kaeryn
Kae keen + ryn river
keen river
- Rivershield
River river + shield shield
river shield
- Rivervale
River river + vale vale
river vale
- Riverwood
River river + wood wood
river wood
gawa final · Kawa initial
- Kusagawa
Kusa grass + gawa river
grass river
- Tokigawa
Toki time + gawa river
time river
- Tsukigawa
Tsuki moon + gawa river
moon river
- Kawano
Kawa river + no field
river field
- Kawaki
Kawa river + ki tree
river tree
- Kawaguchi
Kawa river + guchi entrance
river entrance
Chuan initial
- Chuanke
Chuan river + ke overcome
river overcome
- Chuanren
Chuan river + ren benevolence
river benevolence
- Chuansen
Chuan river + sen woods
river woods
Ea initial
- Eaminster
Ea river + minster monastery church
river monastery church
- Eascar
Ea river + scar rocky cliff
river rocky cliff
- Eachester
Ea river + chester roman fort
river roman fort
Flum initial
- Flumreich
Flum river + reich realm
river realm
- Flumlands
Flum river + lands lands
river lands
- Flumelia
Flum river + elia land
river land
Riv initial
- Rivlitha
Riv river + litha stone
river of the stone
- Rivtora
Riv river + tora tower
river of the tower
- Rivtela
Riv river + tela distance
river of the distance
Owen initial
- Owensallagh
Owen river + sallagh willow
river willow
- Oweninver
Owen river + inver estuary
river estuary
- Owenfern
Owen river + fern alder
river alder
Ryn initial
- Ryngrove
Ryn river + grove grove
river grove
- Rynborg
Ryn river + borg fortress
river fortress
- Rynness
Ryn river + ness headland
river headland
Fluv initial
- Fluvitas
Fluv river + itas quality
river quality
- Fluvopolis
Fluv river + opolis city
river city
- Fluvura
Fluv river + ura tail
river tail
river final
- Violetriver
Violet violet + river river
violet river
- Cleverriver
Clever clever + river river
clever river
- Keenriver
Keen brave + river river
brave river
reka final
- Domnireka
Domni lady + reka river
lady-river
- Zlatareka
Zlata golden + reka river
golden-river
- Lunareka
Luna moon + reka river
moon-river
Afon initial
- Afongoch
Afon river + goch red
river red
- Afonagored
Afon river + agored open
river open
- Afonbell
Afon river + bell far
river far
Riv initial
- Rivhedge
Riv river + hedge field boundary
river field boundary
- Rivbane
Riv river + bane slayer
river slayer
- Rivreed
Riv river + reed water grass
river water grass
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “river”. 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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