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“road”

20 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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.

Giant


Creatures

leidar final · leida final · road final

  • Jorvaldleidar

    Jorvald bedrock + leidar road

    bedrock road

  • Tundralleidar

    Tundral tundra + leidar road

    tundra road

  • Marballeidar

    Marbal marble + leidar road

    marble road

  • Fjalithleida

    Fjalith high fell + leida road

    high fell road

  • Vorndelleida

    Vorndel horizon + leida road

    horizon road

  • Hrolvirleida

    Hrolvir avalanche + leida road

    avalanche road

  • Boulderroad

    Boulder boulder + road road

    boulder road

  • Deeproad

    Deep deep + road road

    deep road

  • Tundraroad

    Tundra tundra + road road

    tundra road

Elf


Fantasy races

Nel initial · men final

  • Nelmar

    Nel road + mar hearth

    road hearth

  • Nellad

    Nel road + lad path

    road path

  • Nelmir

    Nel road + mir gem

    road gem

  • Lormen

    Lor gold + men road

    gold road

  • Eirmen

    Eir peace + men road

    peace road

  • Faenmen

    Faen white + men road

    white road

Phoenix


Creatures

hodia final · hodos final

  • Marmarahodia

    Marmara shining stone + hodia road

    shining stone road

  • Aithriahodia

    Aithria clear sky + hodia road

    clear sky road

  • Thermiahodia

    Thermia heat + hodia road

    heat road

  • Metabolohodos

    Metabolo change + hodos road

    change road

  • Eschatohodos

    Eschato last + hodos road

    last road

  • Diaugohodos

    Diaugo translucent + hodos road

    translucent road

Bard


Tabletop

strada final

  • Primostrada

    Primo first + strada road

    first road

  • Modostrada

    Modo mode + strada road

    mode road

  • Quietostrada

    Quieto quiet + strada road

    quiet road

Drow


Fantasy races

erris final

  • Rhozzerris

    Rhozz rope + erris road

    rope road

  • Gryzzerris

    Gryzz ash + erris road

    ash road

  • Ultherris

    Ulth underneath + erris road

    underneath road

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Veg initial

  • Vegskar

    Veg road + skar notch

    road notch

  • Vegmark

    Veg road + mark march

    road march

  • Vegskjal

    Veg road + skjal shelter

    road shelter

Horse


People

gate final

  • Silvergate

    Silver white metal + gate road

    white metal road

  • Willowgate

    Willow willow tree + gate road

    willow tree road

  • Whitegate

    White pale + gate road

    pale road

gate final

  • Fletchgate

    Fletch arrow + gate road

    arrow road

  • Claygate

    Clay sticky earth + gate road

    sticky earth road

  • Ferngate

    Fern feather plant + gate road

    feather plant road

Mermaid


Creatures

reth final

  • Delvynreth

    Delvyn trough + reth road

    trough road

  • Faomarreth

    Faomar foam + reth road

    foam road

  • Noctalreth

    Noctal night water + reth road

    night water road

Nickname


People

gate final

  • Bramblegate

    Bramble thorn thicket + gate road

    thorn thicket road

  • Thistlegate

    Thistle prickly flower + gate road

    prickly flower road

  • Coldgate

    Cold chilled + gate road

    chilled road

Rogue


Tabletop

Pike initial

  • Pikefinch

    Pike road + finch little songbird

    road little songbird

  • Pikefang

    Pike road + fang seizing tooth

    road seizing tooth

  • Pikefell

    Pike road + fell fierce

    road fierce

Scottish


Real world

gate final

  • Feargate

    Fear man + gate road

    man road

  • Torgate

    Tor mound + gate road

    mound road

  • Duffgate

    Duff black + gate road

    black road

Superhero


People

gate final

  • Stangate

    Stan stone + gate road

    stone road

  • Brackgate

    Brack bracken + gate road

    bracken road

  • Hargate

    Har grey + gate road

    grey road

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ath final

  • Silenath

    Silen hushed + ath road

    hushed road

  • Tenerath

    Tener tender + ath road

    tender road

  • Faverath

    Faver favouring + ath road

    favouring road

Vampire


Creatures

weg final

  • Mostweg

    Most bridge + weg road

    bridge-road

  • Neuweg

    Neu new + weg road

    new-road

  • Lesnaweg

    Lesna forest + weg road

    forest-road

Welsh


Real world

ffordd final

  • Tirffordd

    Tir land + ffordd road

    land road

  • Rhuddffordd

    Rhudd red + ffordd road

    red road

  • Brynffordd

    Bryn hill + ffordd road

    hill road

Senses that travel together

See also

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