“valley”
28 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them close a name against 9 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Vampire 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.
thal final · vale final · Dolina initial · dol final
- Adelthal
Adel noble + thal valley
noble-valley
- Borthal
Bor battle + thal valley
battle-valley
- Totenthal
Toten dead + thal valley
dead-valley
- Anavale
Ana grace + vale valley
grace-valley
- Krasnavale
Krasna beautiful + vale valley
beautiful-valley
- Caravale
Cara beloved + vale valley
beloved-valley
- Dolinapolje
Dolina valley + polje field
valley-field
- Dolinaslav
Dolina valley + slav glory
valley-glory
- Dolinablut
Dolina valley + blut blood
valley-blood
- Hohendol
Hohen lofty + dol valley
lofty-valley
- Nocdol
Noc night + dol valley
night-valley
- Morgendol
Morgen morning + dol valley
morning-valley
del final · Vale initial
- Luddel
Lud famous + del valley
famous valley
- Seldel
Sel bright + del valley
bright valley
- Magdel
Mag great + del valley
great valley
- Valeloft
Vale valley + loft height
valley height
- Valewake
Vale valley + wake wake
valley wake
- Valeglen
Vale valley + glen glen
valley glen
tani final · dani final
- Rikutani
Riku land + tani valley
land valley
- Yukitani
Yuki snow + tani valley
snow valley
- Soratani
Sora sky + tani valley
sky valley
- Iwadani
Iwa rock + dani valley
rock valley
- Tsuchidani
Tsuchi earth + dani valley
earth valley
- Hoshidani
Hoshi star + dani valley
star valley
Val initial · dalle final
- Valchastel
Val valley + chastel castle
valley castle
- Valtot
Val valley + tot homestead
valley homestead
- Valgny
Val valley + gny holding
valley holding
- Beaudalle
Beau fair + dalle valley
fair valley
- Longdalle
Long long + dalle valley
long valley
- Saultdalle
Sault leap + dalle valley
leap valley
Glyn initial · Cwm initial
- Glyngraig
Glyn valley + graig crag
valley crag
- Glynwyllt
Glyn valley + wyllt wild
valley wild
- Glynfyw
Glyn valley + fyw alive
valley alive
- Cwmgraig
Cwm valley + graig crag
valley crag
- Cwmgarw
Cwm valley + garw rough
valley rough
- Cwmdeg
Cwm valley + deg fair
valley fair
dale final
- Jasperdale
Jasper speckled gem + dale valley
speckled gem valley
- Inkdale
Ink burnt-in dye + dale valley
burnt-in dye valley
- Kirkdale
Kirk church + dale valley
church valley
slad final
- Dairslad
Dair oak + slad valley
oak valley
- Prenslad
Pren tree + slad valley
tree valley
- Yarrslad
Yarr yarrow + slad valley
yarrow valley
dal final
- Holdal
Hol hollow + dal valley
hollow valley
- Hundal
Hun hound + dal valley
hound valley
- Tarndal
Tarn lake + dal valley
lake valley
nan final
- Kelnan
Kel green + nan valley
green valley
- Melnan
Mel sweet + nan valley
sweet valley
- Arnnan
Arn sun + nan valley
sun valley
Val initial
- Valmont
Val valley + mont mount
valley mount
- Valclair
Val valley + clair bright
valley bright
- Valchamp
Val valley + champ field
valley field
tal final
- Brandtal
Brand fire + tal valley
fire valley
- Buchtal
Buch beech + tal valley
beech valley
- Hoftal
Hof farmstead + tal valley
farmstead valley
combe final
- Brancombe
Bran husk + combe valley
husk valley
- Hawcombe
Haw hawthorn + combe valley
hawthorn valley
- Cotcombe
Cot cottage + combe valley
cottage valley
dale final
- Mapledale
Maple maple tree + dale valley
maple tree valley
- Elmdale
Elm elm tree + dale valley
elm tree valley
- Valedale
Vale wide lowland + dale valley
wide lowland valley
Glen initial
- Glennure
Glen valley + nure yew
valley yew
- Glenlear
Glen valley + lear sea
valley sea
- Glenboy
Glen valley + boy yellow
valley yellow
vale final
- Belvale
Bel bright + vale valley
bright valley
- Helvale
Hel hidden + vale valley
hidden valley
- Drakvale
Drak dragon + vale valley
dragon valley
dale final
- Hawkdale
Hawk hunting bird + dale valley
hunting bird valley
- Ravendale
Raven croaking bird + dale valley
croaking bird valley
- Thorndale
Thorn thorn bush + dale valley
thorn bush valley
Vale initial
- Vale Saltbeard
Vale valley + saltbeard salt beard
valley, called the salt beard
- Vale Seadog
Vale valley + seadog sea dog
valley, called the sea dog
- Vale Maelstrom
Vale valley + maelstrom maelstrom
valley, called the maelstrom
vallis final
- Longvallis
Long long + vallis valley
long valley
- Fumvallis
Fum smoke + vallis valley
smoke valley
- Montvallis
Mont mountain + vallis valley
mountain valley
Glen initial
- Glenwood
Glen valley + wood wood
valley wood
- Glenford
Glen valley + ford crossing
valley crossing
- Glenrig
Glen valley + rig ridge
valley ridge
dale final
- Mardale
Mar marsh + dale valley
marsh valley
- Brackdale
Brack bracken + dale valley
bracken valley
- Elmdale
Elm elm tree + dale valley
elm tree valley
valley final
- Coppervalley
Copper cyprus metal + valley valley
cyprus metal valley
- Silvervalley
Silver silver + valley valley
silver valley
- Patientvalley
Patient enduring + valley valley
enduring valley
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “valley”. 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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