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“bramble”

15 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from people 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, Wood Elf, has 2.

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

Bram initial · Brama initial

  • Bramdun

    Bram bramble + dun low hill

    bramble low hill

  • Bramwhorl

    Bram bramble + whorl twisted growth

    bramble twisted growth

  • Bramgorn

    Bram bramble + gorn bird's perch

    bramble bird's perch

  • Bramavella

    Brama bramble + vella vine

    bramble vine

  • Bramailla

    Brama bramble + illa brook

    bramble brook

  • Bramamera

    Brama bramble + mera still pool

    bramble still pool

Banshee


Creatures

dris final

  • Siocdris

    Sioc hoarfrost + dris bramble

    hoarfrost bramble

  • Cranndris

    Crann tree + dris bramble

    tree bramble

  • Liathdris

    Liath grey + dris bramble

    grey bramble

Cat


People

Bram initial

  • Bramboots

    Bram bramble + boots foot coverings

    bramble foot coverings

  • Bramears

    Bram bramble + ears listening pair

    bramble listening pair

  • Bramtail

    Bram bramble + tail hind end

    bramble hind end

City


Objects

Bram initial

  • Bramthwaite

    Bram bramble + thwaite cleared land

    bramble cleared land

  • Bramchester

    Bram bramble + chester roman fort

    bramble roman fort

  • Bramfen

    Bram bramble + fen boggy ground

    bramble boggy ground

D&D


Tabletop

Bram initial

  • Bramrook

    Bram bramble + rook carrion bird

    bramble carrion bird

  • Bramwend

    Bram bramble + wend path

    bramble path

  • Bramdawn

    Bram bramble + dawn first light

    bramble first light

Dog


People

Bram initial

  • Bramlow

    Bram bramble + low hill

    bramble hill

  • Brama

    Bram bramble + a little one

    bramble little one

  • Bramstone

    Bram bramble + stone boulder

    bramble boulder

Fairy


Fantasy races

Bram initial

  • Bramwhistle

    Bram bramble + whistle piping call

    bramble piping call

  • Bramwink

    Bram bramble + wink quick blink

    bramble quick blink

  • Bramshine

    Bram bramble + shine steady gleam

    bramble steady gleam

Halfling


Fantasy races

Bram initial

  • Bramfold

    Bram bramble + fold pen

    bramble pen

  • Bramhill

    Bram bramble + hill rise

    bramble rise

  • Bramcote

    Bram bramble + cote cabin

    bramble cabin

Bram initial

  • Bramsmith

    Bram bramble + smith forge worker

    bramble forge worker

  • Bramcliff

    Bram bramble + cliff steep rock

    bramble steep rock

  • Bramgarth

    Bram bramble + garth yard

    bramble yard

Pirate


People

Bram initial

  • Bram Longshanks

    Bram bramble + longshanks long legs

    bramble, called the long legs

  • Bram Luckless

    Bram bramble + luckless star-crossed

    bramble, called the star-crossed

  • Bram Riptide

    Bram bramble + riptide racing current

    bramble, called the racing current

Rogue


Tabletop

Bram initial

  • Brambit

    Bram bramble + bit bite

    bramble bite

  • Bramsneak

    Bram bramble + sneak secret creeper

    bramble secret creeper

  • Brampick

    Bram bramble + pick lock tool

    bramble lock tool

Troll


Creatures

Bram initial

  • Bramsytta

    Bram bramble + sytta sitter

    bramble sitter

  • Bramgulla

    Bram bramble + gulla gullet

    bramble gullet

  • Bramhulda

    Bram bramble + hulda hidden one

    bramble hidden one

Werewolf


Creatures

Bram initial

  • Bramgar

    Bram bramble + gar spear

    bramble spear

  • Bramstride

    Bram bramble + stride long step

    bramble long step

  • Bramshade

    Bram bramble + shade cast shadow

    bramble cast shadow

Witch


People

Bram initial

  • Bramrose

    Bram bramble + rose thorned bloom

    bramble thorned bloom

  • Bramreth

    Bram bramble + reth counsel

    bramble counsel

  • Brametta

    Bram bramble + etta little

    bramble little

Senses that travel together

See also

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