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“vale”

10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from tabletop 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, Elf, has 3.

Elf


Fantasy races

del final · dal final · vale final

  • Lordel

    Lor gold + del vale

    gold vale

  • Haldel

    Hal river + del vale

    river vale

  • Isildel

    Isil moon + del vale

    moon vale

  • Lindal

    Lin pool + dal vale

    pool vale

  • Elendal

    Elen starlight + dal vale

    starlight vale

  • Elludal

    Ellu deep + dal vale

    deep vale

  • Galevale

    Gale gale + vale vale

    gale vale

  • Ambervale

    Amber amber + vale vale

    amber vale

  • Larkvale

    Lark lark + vale vale

    lark vale

Knight


People

Vau initial · val final

  • Vaurive

    Vau vale + rive bank

    vale bank

  • Vausart

    Vau vale + sart clearing

    vale clearing

  • Vaupont

    Vau vale + pont bridge

    vale bridge

  • Fortval

    Fort strong + val vale

    strong vale

  • Longval

    Long long + val vale

    long vale

  • Neufval

    Neuf new + val vale

    new vale

Bard


Tabletop

val final

  • Canoval

    Cano singing + val vale

    singing vale

  • Riloval

    Rilo brook + val vale

    brook vale

  • Yoroval

    Yoro year + val vale

    year vale

D&D


Tabletop

vale final

  • Hillvale

    Hill hill + vale vale

    hill vale

  • Moonvale

    Moon moon + vale vale

    moon vale

  • Silvervale

    Silver silver + vale vale

    silver vale

Druid


Tabletop

Vella initial

  • Vellathorn

    Vella vale + thorn sharp spine

    vale sharp spine

  • Vellawillow

    Vella vale + willow bending bough

    vale bending bough

  • Vellagale

    Vella vale + gale bog myrtle

    vale bog myrtle

Dwarf


Fantasy races

dala final

  • Beradala

    Bera bear + dala vale

    bear vale

  • Lodadala

    Loda ember + dala vale

    ember vale

  • Kolladala

    Kolla knoll + dala vale

    knoll vale

Welsh


Real world

fro final

  • Glanfro

    Glan bank + fro vale

    bank vale

  • Tarwfro

    Tarw bull + fro vale

    bull vale

  • Gwernfro

    Gwern alder + fro vale

    alder vale

Senses that travel together

See also

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