“forest”
23 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 13 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from real world 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, Vampire, has 2.
wald final · Lesna initial
- Danawald
Dana given + wald forest
given-forest
- Moranawald
Morana death + wald forest
death-forest
- Mirawald
Mira peace + wald forest
peace-forest
- Lesnawald
Lesna forest + wald forest
forest-forest
- Lesnales
Lesna forest + les wood
forest-wood
- Lesnasky
Lesna forest + sky of the
forest-of the
Wald initial · Silva initial
- Waldstorm
Wald forest + storm violent weather
forest violent weather
- Waldblood
Wald forest + blood life fluid
forest life fluid
- Waldkin
Wald forest + kin family stock
forest family stock
- Silvafang
Silva forest + fang seizing tooth
forest seizing tooth
- Silvafern
Silva forest + fern feather leaf
forest feather leaf
- Silvawrath
Silva forest + wrath twisted anger
forest twisted anger
skogg final
- Uldskogg
Uld outlasted + skogg forest
outlasted the forest
- Rethskogg
Reth ran + skogg forest
ran the forest
- Galnskogg
Galn sang + skogg forest
sang the forest
wold final
- Mosswold
Moss bog plant + wold forest
bog plant forest
- Umberwold
Umber earth brown + wold forest
earth brown forest
- Marmaladewold
Marmalade quince jam + wold forest
quince jam forest
cetum final
- Viducetum
Vidu wood + cetum forest
wood forest
- Ialocetum
Ialo clearing + cetum forest
clearing forest
- Catucetum
Catu battle + cetum forest
battle forest
Lin initial
- Linren
Lin forest + ren benevolence
forest benevolence
- Linshi
Lin forest + shi stone
forest stone
- Linxian
Lin forest + xian virtuous
forest virtuous
Wald initial
- Waldbrand
Wald forest + brand sword
forest sword
- Walddor
Wald forest + dor land
forest land
- Waldheim
Wald forest + heim home
forest home
wood final
- Chumwood
Chum companion + wood forest
companion forest
- Wrenwood
Wren brown songbird + wood forest
brown songbird forest
- Mosswood
Moss bog growth + wood forest
bog growth forest
wood final
- Bramblewood
Bramble thorn thicket + wood forest
thorn thicket forest
- Gorsewood
Gorse spiny shrub + wood forest
spiny shrub forest
- Alderwood
Alder riverside tree + wood forest
riverside tree forest
wald final
- Deepwald
Deep far within + wald forest
far within forest
- Hindwald
Hind hinds + wald forest
hinds forest
- Fawnwald
Fawn fawns + wald forest
fawns forest
Sil initial
- Silrade
Sil forest + rade counsel
forest counsel
- Silmar
Sil forest + mar famous
forest famous
- Silbaud
Sil forest + baud bold
forest bold
Wald initial
- Waldweber
Wald forest + weber weaver
forest weaver
- Waldrichter
Wald forest + richter judge
forest judge
- Waldstein
Wald forest + stein stone
forest stone
Silva initial
- Silvaswind
Silva forest + swind strong
forest strong
- Silvawig
Silva forest + wig warrior
forest warrior
- Silvaraban
Silva forest + raban raven
forest raven
wood final
- Greenwood
Green grassy + wood forest
grassy forest
- Westwood
West sunset side + wood forest
sunset side forest
- Northwood
North north side + wood forest
north side forest
Mori initial
- Moritsugu
Mori forest + tsugu succeed
forest succeed
- Moritaro
Mori forest + taro eldest son
forest eldest son
- Moriyoshi
Mori forest + yoshi righteous
forest righteous
wald final
- Aldawald
Alda old + wald forest
old forest
- Korwald
Kor crown + wald forest
crown forest
- Valwald
Val valour + wald forest
valour forest
mork final
- Bjornmork
Bjorn bear + mork forest
bear forest
- Sandmork
Sand sandbank + mork forest
sandbank forest
- Hvalmork
Hval whale + mork forest
whale forest
wood final
- Colewood
Cole charcoal + wood forest
charcoal forest
- Radwood
Rad red + wood forest
red forest
- Ashwood
Ash ash tree + wood forest
ash tree forest
Silv initial
- Silvifera
Silv forest + ifera bearing
forest bearing
- Silvensis
Silv forest + ensis native
forest native
- Silvaster
Silv forest + aster star
forest star
wood final
- Ardwood
Ard high + wood forest
high forest
- Donwood
Don brown + wood forest
brown forest
- Rosswood
Ross headland + wood forest
headland forest
wood final
- Ashwood
Ash ash tree + wood forest
ash tree forest
- Bramwood
Bram broom + wood forest
broom forest
- Vanewood
Vane weathervane + wood forest
weathervane forest
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “forest”. 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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