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“well”

11 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Demon, has 2.

Demon


Creatures

un final · una final

  • Thezrun

    Thezr silence + un well

    silence of the well

  • Ghadrun

    Ghadr gall + un well

    gall of the well

  • Dhozun

    Dhoz dust + un well

    dust of the well

  • Peskuna

    Pesk plague + una well

    plague of the well

  • Meskuna

    Mesk scale + una well

    scale of the well

  • Skelvuna

    Skelv scar + una well

    scar of the well

God


Creatures

kel final · kela final

  • Selkel

    Sel moon + kel well

    moon of the well

  • Thalkel

    Thal deep + kel well

    deep of the well

  • Orkel

    Or gold + kel well

    gold of the well

  • Heshkela

    Hesh silence + kela well

    silence of the well

  • Primkela

    Prim first + kela well

    first of the well

  • Termkela

    Term ending + kela well

    ending of the well

Banshee


Creatures

Tobar initial

  • Tobarmullach

    Tobar well + mullach summit

    well summit

  • Tobardris

    Tobar well + dris bramble

    well bramble

  • Tobarlios

    Tobar well + lios ringfort

    well ringfort

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Kilda initial

  • Kildahrid

    Kilda well + hrid storm

    well storm

  • Kildagunda

    Kilda well + gunda war

    well war

  • Kildathrud

    Kilda well + thrud might

    well might

German


Real world

brunn final

  • Tannbrunn

    Tann fir + brunn well

    fir well

  • Weissbrunn

    Weiss white + brunn well

    white well

  • Sandbrunn

    Sand sandy ground + brunn well

    sandy ground well

Greek


Real world

Eu initial

  • Eudoulos

    Eu well + doulos servant

    well servant

  • Eudamos

    Eu well + damos folk

    well folk

  • Euxenos

    Eu well + xenos stranger

    well stranger

Irish


Real world

Tober initial

  • Tobercora

    Tober well + cora weir

    well weir

  • Toberbrack

    Tober well + brack speckled

    well speckled

  • Tobergar

    Tober well + gar short

    well short

Kraken


Creatures

Lind initial

  • Lindsela

    Lind well + sela seal

    well seal

  • Lindtunga

    Lind well + tunga tongue

    well tongue

  • Lindfesta

    Lind well + festa mooring

    well mooring

Vampire


Creatures

brunn final

  • Gorodbrunn

    Gorod town + brunn well

    town-well

  • Cernabrunn

    Cerna black + brunn well

    black-well

  • Lindbrunn

    Lind linden + brunn well

    linden-well

Senses that travel together

See also

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