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“brook”

13 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from tabletop 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, Bard, has 2.

Bard


Tabletop

Rilo initial · relle final

  • Rilomire

    Rilo brook + mire marvel

    brook marvel

  • Rilolin

    Rilo brook + lin melody

    brook melody

  • Rilomene

    Rilo brook + mene measure

    brook measure

  • Taviarelle

    Tavia tale + relle brook

    tale brook

  • Virarelle

    Vira green + relle brook

    green brook

  • Laliarelle

    Lalia chatter + relle brook

    chatter brook

City


Objects

beck final

  • Fairbeck

    Fair pleasant + beck brook

    pleasant brook

  • Horsebeck

    Horse horses + beck brook

    horses brook

  • Ashbeck

    Ash ash tree + beck brook

    ash tree brook

Druid


Tabletop

beck final

  • Morbeck

    Mor great + beck brook

    great brook

  • Uiskbeck

    Uisk water + beck brook

    water brook

  • Caelbeck

    Cael narrow + beck brook

    narrow brook

Dwarf


Fantasy races

linn final

  • Yrsalinn

    Yrsa wild + linn brook

    wild brook

  • Ormalinn

    Orma serpent + linn brook

    serpent brook

  • Skaralinn

    Skara notch + linn brook

    notch brook

Elf


Fantasy races

rilla final

  • Calarilla

    Cala light + rilla brook

    light brook

  • Felarilla

    Fela soft + rilla brook

    soft brook

  • Isirilla

    Isi moon + rilla brook

    moon brook

German


Real world

Bach initial

  • Bachstein

    Bach brook + stein stone

    brook stone

  • Bachmacher

    Bach brook + macher maker

    brook maker

  • Bachfeld

    Bach brook + feld field

    brook field

beck final

  • Cardbeck

    Card wool comb + beck brook

    wool comb brook

  • Sadbeck

    Sad sober + beck brook

    sober brook

  • Sternbeck

    Stern severe + beck brook

    severe brook

Rogue


Tabletop

Rill initial

  • Rillring

    Rill brook + ring round band

    brook round band

  • Rillcut

    Rill brook + cut slash

    brook slash

  • Rillhand

    Rill brook + hand grip

    brook grip

Unicorn


Creatures

ruissel final

  • Serenruissel

    Seren clear + ruissel brook

    clear brook

  • Celerruissel

    Celer swift + ruissel brook

    swift brook

  • Zephyrruissel

    Zephyr west wind + ruissel brook

    west wind brook

Welsh


Real world

Nant initial

  • Nantwyllt

    Nant brook + wyllt wild

    brook wild

  • Nantgraig

    Nant brook + graig crag

    brook crag

  • Nantfynydd

    Nant brook + fynydd upland

    brook upland

Witch


People

beck final

  • Rowbeck

    Row rowan + beck brook

    rowan brook

  • Vervbeck

    Verv vervain + beck brook

    vervain brook

  • Ravbeck

    Rav raven + beck brook

    raven brook

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

illa final

  • Dobailla

    Doba dormouse + illa brook

    dormouse brook

  • Gribailla

    Griba beetle + illa brook

    beetle brook

  • Orbailla

    Orba acorn + illa brook

    acorn brook

Senses that travel together

See also

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