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“burial mound”

13 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from objects 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, Castle, has 1.

Castle


Objects

Howe initial

  • Howecaster

    Howe burial mound + caster roman fort

    burial mound roman fort

  • Howedun

    Howe burial mound + dun gaelic hill fort

    burial mound gaelic hill fort

  • Howekeep

    Howe burial mound + keep central tower

    burial mound central tower

City


Objects

barrow final

  • Willowbarrow

    Willow willow tree + barrow burial mound

    willow tree burial mound

  • Kirkbarrow

    Kirk church + barrow burial mound

    church burial mound

  • Haybarrow

    Hay cut grass + barrow burial mound

    cut grass burial mound

Dungeon


Objects

Barrow final

  • The Hungry Barrow

    The Hungry devouring + Barrow burial mound

    devouring burial mound

  • The Green Barrow

    The Green algae-slicked + Barrow burial mound

    algae-slicked burial mound

  • The Blind Barrow

    The Blind windowless + Barrow burial mound

    windowless burial mound

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

barrow final

  • Vaerebarrow

    Vaere plain-speaking + barrow burial mound

    plain-speaking burial mound

  • Gaelebarrow

    Gaele merry + barrow burial mound

    merry burial mound

  • Lannebarrow

    Lanne long + barrow burial mound

    long burial mound

Irish


Real world

Toom initial

  • Toomcurragh

    Toom burial mound + curragh marsh

    burial mound marsh

  • Toommuine

    Toom burial mound + muine thicket

    burial mound thicket

  • Toominver

    Toom burial mound + inver estuary

    burial mound estuary

Kingdom


Objects

barrow final

  • Wyrbarrow

    Wyr fate + barrow burial mound

    fate burial mound

  • Galdbarrow

    Gald song + barrow burial mound

    song burial mound

  • Skalbarrow

    Skal bard + barrow burial mound

    bard burial mound

low final

  • Longlow

    Long lengthy + low burial mound

    lengthy burial mound

  • Haylow

    Hay enclosure + low burial mound

    enclosure burial mound

  • Whitlow

    Whit white + low burial mound

    white burial mound

Necromancer


Tabletop

Barrow initial

  • Barrowknell

    Barrow burial mound + knell death bell

    burial mound death bell

  • Barrowgale

    Barrow burial mound + gale cold wind

    burial mound cold wind

  • Barrowcinder

    Barrow burial mound + cinder fire slag

    burial mound fire slag

Nickname


People

barrow final

  • Gravebarrow

    Grave dug pit + barrow burial mound

    dug pit burial mound

  • Stonebarrow

    Stone solid rock + barrow burial mound

    solid rock burial mound

  • Winterbarrow

    Winter wet season + barrow burial mound

    wet season burial mound

Orc


Fantasy races

Grave initial

  • Graverender

    Grave burial mound + render sunderer

    burial mound sunderer

  • Graveeater

    Grave burial mound + eater devourer

    burial mound devourer

  • Gravechopper

    Grave burial mound + chopper cleaving arm

    burial mound cleaving arm

Ranger


Tabletop

Barrow initial

  • Barrowguide

    Barrow burial mound + guide way shower

    way shower of the burial mound

  • Barrowfollower

    Barrow burial mound + follower trail keeper

    trail keeper of the burial mound

  • Barrowwatcher

    Barrow burial mound + watcher night guard

    night guard of the burial mound

Troll


Creatures

Barrow initial

  • Barrowpot

    Barrow burial mound + pot big cauldron

    burial mound big cauldron

  • Barrowhoarder

    Barrow burial mound + hoarder miser

    burial mound miser

  • Barrowbrow

    Barrow burial mound + brow heavy forehead

    burial mound heavy forehead

Witch


People

Barrow initial

  • Barrowbriar

    Barrow burial mound + briar prickly bush

    burial mound prickly bush

  • Barrowknot

    Barrow burial mound + knot tied loop

    burial mound tied loop

  • Barrowmoor

    Barrow burial mound + moor barren upland

    burial mound barren upland

Senses that travel together

See also

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