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“clearing”

17 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

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. Celtic carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Celtic


Real world

Ialo initial · ialos final · iala final · ialon final

  • Ialoglanos

    Ialo clearing + glanos pure

    clearing pure

  • Ialoepos

    Ialo clearing + epos steed

    clearing steed

  • Ialoanextlos

    Ialo clearing + anextlos protection

    clearing protection

  • Carnoialos

    Carno horn + ialos clearing

    horn clearing

  • Eburoialos

    Eburo yew + ialos clearing

    yew clearing

  • Bannoialos

    Banno peak + ialos clearing

    peak clearing

  • Olloiala

    Ollo utmost + iala clearing

    utmost clearing

  • Moriiala

    Mori sea + iala clearing

    sea clearing

  • Nantoiala

    Nanto valley + iala clearing

    valley clearing

  • Bituialon

    Bitu world + ialon clearing

    world clearing

  • Aboialon

    Abo river + ialon clearing

    river clearing

  • Rigoialon

    Rigo royal + ialon clearing

    royal clearing

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

gath final · lenna final

  • Morngath

    Morn daybreak + gath clearing

    daybreak clearing

  • Dobgath

    Dob dormouse + gath clearing

    dormouse clearing

  • Erkgath

    Erk heron + gath clearing

    heron clearing

  • Alnalenna

    Alna alder + lenna clearing

    alder clearing

  • Yarralenna

    Yarra yarrow + lenna clearing

    yarrow clearing

  • Brinalenna

    Brina hazel + lenna clearing

    hazel clearing

Cat


People

ley final

  • Silverley

    Silver pale metal + ley clearing

    pale metal clearing

  • Basilley

    Basil royal herb + ley clearing

    royal herb clearing

  • Saffronley

    Saffron crocus spice + ley clearing

    crocus spice clearing

City


Objects

leigh final

  • Kingleigh

    King king's + leigh clearing

    king's clearing

  • Barleigh

    Bar barley + leigh clearing

    barley clearing

  • Ashleigh

    Ash ash tree + leigh clearing

    ash tree clearing

Druid


Tabletop

lann final

  • Corrlann

    Corr crane + lann clearing

    crane clearing

  • Sarnlann

    Sarn causeway + lann clearing

    causeway clearing

  • Elmlann

    Elm elm tree + lann clearing

    elm tree clearing

Forest


Objects

glade final

  • Chestnutglade

    Chestnut nut-bearing tree + glade clearing

    nut-bearing tree clearing

  • Sloeglade

    Sloe blackthorn + glade clearing

    blackthorn clearing

  • Firglade

    Fir tall conifer + glade clearing

    tall conifer clearing

German


Real world

rath final

  • Nordrath

    Nord north + rath clearing

    north clearing

  • Rotrath

    Rot red + rath clearing

    red clearing

  • Westrath

    West sunset side + rath clearing

    sunset side clearing

Halfling


Fantasy races

ley final

  • Flaxley

    Flax linseed + ley clearing

    linseed clearing

  • Bramley

    Bram bramble + ley clearing

    bramble clearing

  • Falley

    Fal fallow + ley clearing

    fallow clearing

Kingdom


Objects

glade final

  • Drakglade

    Drak dragon + glade clearing

    dragon clearing

  • Skalglade

    Skal bard + glade clearing

    bard clearing

  • Wyrglade

    Wyr fate + glade clearing

    fate clearing

Knight


People

sart final

  • Chassart

    Chas hunt + sart clearing

    hunt clearing

  • Lacsart

    Lac lake + sart clearing

    lake clearing

  • Montsart

    Mont hill + sart clearing

    hill clearing

thwaite final

  • Fowlthwaite

    Fowl bird + thwaite clearing

    bird clearing

  • Wildthwaite

    Wild untamed + thwaite clearing

    untamed clearing

  • Youngthwaite

    Young junior + thwaite clearing

    junior clearing

Scottish


Real world

thwaite final

  • Trenthwaite

    Tren strong + thwaite clearing

    strong clearing

  • Torthwaite

    Tor mound + thwaite clearing

    mound clearing

  • Aonthwaite

    Aon one + thwaite clearing

    one clearing

Superhero


People

ley final

  • Elmley

    Elm elm tree + ley clearing

    elm tree clearing

  • Blackley

    Black burnt dark + ley clearing

    burnt dark clearing

  • Norley

    Nor north + ley clearing

    north clearing

Senses that travel together

See also

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