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“wood”

19 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from real world 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, D&D, has 2.

D&D


Tabletop

holt final · wood final

  • Thornholt

    Thorn thorn + holt wood

    thorn wood

  • Ironholt

    Iron iron + holt wood

    iron wood

  • Coalholt

    Coal coal + holt wood

    coal wood

  • Hawkwood

    Hawk hawk + wood wood

    hawk wood

  • Truewood

    True true + wood wood

    true wood

  • Sunwood

    Sun sun + wood wood

    sun wood

Druid


Tabletop

coed final · wold final

  • Tarncoed

    Tarn mountain lake + coed wood

    mountain lake wood

  • Brancoed

    Bran raven + coed wood

    raven wood

  • Nemetcoed

    Nemet sacred grove + coed wood

    sacred grove wood

  • Muirwold

    Muir sea + wold wood

    sea wood

  • Mosswold

    Moss bog plant + wold wood

    bog plant wood

  • Druwold

    Dru truth + wold wood

    truth wood

Irish


Real world

Ros initial · coill final

  • Rosmeen

    Ros wood + meen fine

    wood fine

  • Rosvan

    Ros wood + van blond

    wood blond

  • Roskertach

    Ros wood + kertach skilled

    wood skilled

  • Roscoill

    Ros headland + coill wood

    headland wood

  • Buncoill

    Bun base + coill wood

    base wood

  • Monacoill

    Mona bog + coill wood

    bog wood

Scottish


Real world

wood final · Coill initial

  • Kylewood

    Kyle strait + wood wood

    strait wood

  • Fearwood

    Fear man + wood wood

    man wood

  • Somerwood

    Somer summer + wood wood

    summer wood

  • Coillmount

    Coill wood + mount summit

    wood summit

  • Coillkyle

    Coill wood + kyle narrow

    wood narrow

  • Coillbeg

    Coill wood + beg small

    wood small

Viking


Real world

vid final · Tre initial

  • Bjornvid

    Bjorn bear + vid wood

    bear wood

  • Styrvid

    Styr tumult + vid wood

    tumult wood

  • Arnvid

    Arn eagle + vid wood

    eagle wood

  • Trebak

    Tre wood + bak back

    wood back

  • Trehar

    Tre wood + har hair

    wood hair

  • Trehals

    Tre wood + hals neck

    wood neck

Bard


Tabletop

Silvia initial

  • Silvialin

    Silvia wood + lin melody

    wood melody

  • Silviagale

    Silvia wood + gale wind

    wood wind

  • Silviasienne

    Silvia wood + sienne amber

    wood amber

French


Real world

Bois initial

  • Boisfèvre

    Bois wood + fèvre smith

    wood smith

  • Boistour

    Bois wood + tour tower

    wood tower

  • Boisporte

    Bois wood + porte gate

    wood gate

German


Real world

Holz initial

  • Holzberger

    Holz wood + berger highlander

    wood highlander

  • Holzgarten

    Holz wood + garten garden

    wood garden

  • Holzbaum

    Holz wood + baum tree

    wood tree

Giant


Creatures

holt final

  • Fjalgarholt

    Fjalgar high fell + holt wood

    high fell wood

  • Hrimgalholt

    Hrimgal rime + holt wood

    rime wood

  • Fornvaldholt

    Fornvald old forest + holt wood

    old forest wood

Knight


People

Bois initial

  • Boistot

    Bois wood + tot homestead

    wood homestead

  • Boisroche

    Bois wood + roche rock

    wood rock

  • Boisval

    Bois wood + val vale

    wood vale

Paladin


Tabletop

wold final

  • Sevewold

    Seve stern + wold wood

    stern wood

  • Laudewold

    Laude praise + wold wood

    praise wood

  • Caelewold

    Caele heaven + wold wood

    heaven wood

Pirate


People

wood final

  • Bonewood

    Bone bone + wood wood

    bone wood

  • Stormwood

    Storm storm + wood wood

    storm wood

  • Ironwood

    Iron iron + wood wood

    iron wood

Vampire


Creatures

les final

  • Temnales

    Temna dark + les wood

    dark-wood

  • Cetatles

    Cetat fortress + les wood

    fortress-wood

  • Weinles

    Wein wine + les wood

    wine-wood

Welsh


Real world

Coed initial

  • Coedborth

    Coed wood + borth harbour

    wood harbour

  • Coedbren

    Coed wood + bren king

    wood king

  • Coedwalch

    Coed wood + walch falcon

    wood falcon

Senses that travel together

See also

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