“cliff”
16 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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, Banshee, has 2.
Aille initial · Aill initial
- Ailletoirni
Aille cliff + toirni thunder
cliff thunder
- Aillefuaime
Aille cliff + fuaime sound
cliff sound
- Ailleleine
Aille cliff + leine linen shift
cliff linen shift
- Aillaoch
Aill cliff + laoch warrior
cliff warrior
- Aillciunas
Aill cliff + ciunas silence
cliff silence
- Aillscread
Aill cliff + scread scream
cliff scream
Pali initial · Kapali initial
- Palihauoli
Pali cliff + hauoli joyful
joyful cliff
- Paliluna
Pali cliff + luna upper
upper cliff
- Palimakani
Pali cliff + makani windswept
windswept cliff
- Kapalimomi
Kapali cliff + momi pearl
the pearl cliff
- Kapaliolino
Kapali cliff + olino brilliant
the brilliant cliff
- Kapaliluna
Kapali cliff + luna upper
the upper cliff
Fal initial · scar final
- Falcrest
Fal cliff + crest ridge
cliff ridge
- Falgard
Fal cliff + gard enclosure
cliff enclosure
- Falbarrow
Fal cliff + barrow burial mound
cliff burial mound
- Rynscar
Ryn river + scar cliff
river cliff
- Iskscar
Isk ice + scar cliff
ice cliff
- Valderscar
Valder power + scar cliff
power cliff
fels final · skala final
- Rabfels
Rab raven + fels cliff
raven-cliff
- Zlatfels
Zlat gold + fels cliff
gold-cliff
- Svetfels
Svet bright + fels cliff
bright-cliff
- Altskala
Alt old + skala cliff
old-cliff
- Cernaskala
Cerna black + skala cliff
black-cliff
- Bistrskala
Bistr swift + skala cliff
swift-cliff
Rup initial
- Rupstan
Rup cliff + stan place
cliff place
- Ruponia
Rup cliff + onia country
cliff country
- Rupitia
Rup cliff + itia region
cliff region
Osh initial
- Oshzar
Osh cliff + zar spearman
cliff spearman
- Oshmur
Osh cliff + mur patient
cliff patient
- Oshmar
Osh cliff + mar standard
cliff standard
scar final
- Nemetscar
Nemet sacred grove + scar cliff
sacred grove cliff
- Ollscar
Oll ancient + scar cliff
ancient cliff
- Banscar
Ban peak + scar cliff
peak cliff
naith final
- Falnaith
Fal shore + naith cliff
shore cliff
- Quennaith
Quen speech + naith cliff
speech cliff
- Duinnaith
Duin river + naith cliff
river cliff
klifr final
- Grimholdklifr
Grimhold dark peak + klifr cliff
dark peak cliff
- Kravanklifr
Kravan escarpment + klifr cliff
escarpment cliff
- Snaevalklifr
Snaeval snow peak + klifr cliff
snow peak cliff
ail final
- Kilail
Kil church + ail cliff
church cliff
- Clonail
Clon meadow + ail cliff
meadow cliff
- Turloughail
Turlough winter lake + ail cliff
winter lake cliff
rupes final
- Montrupes
Mont mountain + rupes cliff
mountain cliff
- Fractrupes
Fract broken + rupes cliff
broken cliff
- Caerrupes
Caer blue + rupes cliff
blue cliff
Craig initial
- Craigfyw
Craig cliff + fyw alive
cliff alive
- Craigfynydd
Craig cliff + fynydd upland
cliff upland
- Craigdref
Craig cliff + dref steading
cliff steading
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cliff”. 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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