“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
¶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.
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
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
beck final
- Morbeck
Mor great + beck brook
great brook
- Uiskbeck
Uisk water + beck brook
water brook
- Caelbeck
Cael narrow + beck brook
narrow brook
linn final
- Yrsalinn
Yrsa wild + linn brook
wild brook
- Ormalinn
Orma serpent + linn brook
serpent brook
- Skaralinn
Skara notch + linn brook
notch brook
rilla final
- Calarilla
Cala light + rilla brook
light brook
- Felarilla
Fela soft + rilla brook
soft brook
- Isirilla
Isi moon + rilla brook
moon brook
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
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
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
Nant initial
- Nantwyllt
Nant brook + wyllt wild
brook wild
- Nantgraig
Nant brook + graig crag
brook crag
- Nantfynydd
Nant brook + fynydd upland
brook upland
beck final
- Rowbeck
Row rowan + beck brook
rowan brook
- Vervbeck
Verv vervain + beck brook
vervain brook
- Ravbeck
Rav raven + beck brook
raven brook
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
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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