“ford”
11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. 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.
Ritu initial · ritus final · rita final · ritum final
- Ritusenos
Ritu ford + senos old
ford old
- Ritubitus
Ritu ford + bitus world
ford world
- Ritulamos
Ritu ford + lamos hand
ford hand
- Ialoritus
Ialo clearing + ritus ford
clearing ford
- Moriritus
Mori sea + ritus ford
sea ford
- Meduritus
Medu mead + ritus ford
mead ford
- Tigernorita
Tigerno lord + rita ford
lord ford
- Caturita
Catu battle + rita ford
battle ford
- Segorita
Sego victory + rita ford
victory ford
- Ambiritum
Ambi circling + ritum ford
circling ford
- Tarvoritum
Tarvo bull + ritum ford
bull ford
- Deruoritum
Deruo oak + ritum ford
oak ford
ath final
- Banath
Ban pale + ath ford
pale ford
- Glasath
Glas grey-green + ath ford
grey-green ford
- Bronath
Bron sorrow + ath ford
sorrow ford
gue final
- Montgue
Mont hill + gue ford
hill ford
- Beaugue
Beau fair + gue ford
fair ford
- Vieilgue
Vieil old + gue ford
old ford
Ath initial
- Athcoill
Ath ford + coill wood
ford wood
- Athroe
Ath ford + roe red
ford red
- Athmuine
Ath ford + muine thicket
ford thicket
Vad initial
- Vadskjol
Vad ford + skjol shelter
ford shelter
- Vadhof
Vad ford + hof sanctuary
ford sanctuary
- Vadbol
Vad ford + bol lair
ford lair
gue final
- Gradgue
Grad step + gue ford
step ford
- Cringue
Crin mane + gue ford
mane ford
- Cangue
Can hound + gue ford
hound ford
vad final
- Polnavad
Polna field + vad ford
field-ford
- Grauvad
Grau grey + vad ford
grey-ford
- Dunkelvad
Dunkel gloom + vad ford
gloom-ford
Rhyd initial
- Rhydbont
Rhyd ford + bont bridge
ford bridge
- Rhydfynydd
Rhyd ford + fynydd upland
ford upland
- Rhydfelyn
Rhyd ford + felyn yellow
ford yellow
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “ford”. 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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