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“bridge”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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, Barbarian, has 2.

Barbarian


Tabletop

brogg final · brogga final

  • Drukkbrogg

    Drukk drank + brogg bridge

    drank the bridge

  • Skelbrogg

    Skel skinned + brogg bridge

    skinned the bridge

  • Unggbrogg

    Ungg swallowed + brogg bridge

    swallowed the bridge

  • Varkabrogga

    Varka drove off + brogga bridge

    drove off the bridge

  • Thornabrogga

    Thorna pierced + brogga bridge

    pierced the bridge

  • Fennabrogga

    Fenna felled + brogga bridge

    felled the bridge

Japanese


Real world

bashi final · hashi final

  • Takebashi

    Take bamboo + bashi bridge

    bamboo bridge

  • Shinbashi

    Shin new + bashi bridge

    new bridge

  • Kitabashi

    Kita north + bashi bridge

    north bridge

  • Higashihashi

    Higashi east + hashi bridge

    east bridge

  • Nagahashi

    Naga long + hashi bridge

    long bridge

  • Kitahashi

    Kita north + hashi bridge

    north bridge

Bard


Tabletop

ponte final

  • Echoponte

    Echo returning sound + ponte bridge

    returning sound bridge

  • Altoponte

    Alto high + ponte bridge

    high bridge

  • Bassoponte

    Basso deep + ponte bridge

    deep bridge

Castle


Objects

pont final

  • Argentpont

    Argent silver + pont bridge

    silver bridge

  • Blancpont

    Blanc white + pont bridge

    white bridge

  • Rougepont

    Rouge red + pont bridge

    red bridge

Celtic


Real world

briua final

  • Carnobriua

    Carno cairn + briua bridge

    cairn bridge

  • Leucobriua

    Leuco shining + briua bridge

    shining bridge

  • Lindobriua

    Lindo pool + briua bridge

    pool bridge

French


Real world

Pont initial

  • Pontcroix

    Pont bridge + croix cross

    bridge cross

  • Pontnoir

    Pont bridge + noir black

    bridge black

  • Pontville

    Pont bridge + ville town

    bridge town

Knight


People

Pont initial

  • Pontville

    Pont bridge + ville town

    bridge town

  • Pontfort

    Pont bridge + fort stronghold

    bridge stronghold

  • Pontry

    Pont bridge + ry estate

    bridge estate

Unicorn


Creatures

pont final

  • Remedpont

    Remed remedy + pont bridge

    remedy bridge

  • Silenpont

    Silen silent + pont bridge

    silent bridge

  • Virgpont

    Virg maiden + pont bridge

    maiden bridge

Vampire


Creatures

Most initial

  • Mostdorf

    Most bridge + dorf village

    bridge-village

  • Mostvad

    Most bridge + vad ford

    bridge-ford

  • Moststein

    Most bridge + stein stone

    bridge-stone

Welsh


Real world

bont final

  • Caerbont

    Caer fort + bont bridge

    fort bridge

  • Prenbont

    Pren tree + bont bridge

    tree bridge

  • Hirbont

    Hir tall + bont bridge

    tall bridge

Senses that travel together

See also

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