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“headland”

19 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 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, Island, has 3.

Island


Objects

ness final · naze final · head final

  • Flintness

    Flint hard grey stone + ness headland

    hard grey stone headland

  • Pearlness

    Pearl sea gem + ness headland

    sea gem headland

  • Langness

    Lang long + ness headland

    long headland

  • Langnaze

    Lang long + naze headland

    long headland

  • Brinenaze

    Brine salt water + naze headland

    salt water headland

  • Tangnaze

    Tang bladderwrack + naze headland

    bladderwrack headland

  • Dulsehead

    Dulse edible seaweed + head headland

    edible seaweed headland

  • Galehead

    Gale strong wind + head headland

    strong wind headland

  • Sailhead

    Sail spread canvas + head headland

    spread canvas headland

Scottish


Real world

Ross initial · ness final · Mull initial

  • Rosslinn

    Ross headland + linn pool

    headland pool

  • Rossburn

    Ross headland + burn stream

    headland stream

  • Rossmoss

    Ross headland + moss bog

    headland bog

  • Muirness

    Muir sea + ness headland

    sea headland

  • Rosness

    Ros rose + ness headland

    rose headland

  • Uisgeness

    Uisge water + ness headland

    water headland

  • Mullfada

    Mull headland + fada long

    headland long

  • Mullhill

    Mull headland + hill rise

    headland rise

  • Mullaird

    Mull headland + aird upland

    headland upland

Celtic


Real world

Penno initial · pennon final

  • Pennoarganton

    Penno headland + arganton silver

    headland silver

  • Pennolitanon

    Penno headland + litanon broad

    headland broad

  • Pennocorion

    Penno headland + corion war band

    headland war band

  • Gabropennon

    Gabro goat + pennon headland

    goat headland

  • Nantopennon

    Nanto valley + pennon headland

    valley headland

  • Argiopennon

    Argio silver + pennon headland

    silver headland

Giant


Creatures

Pelmar initial · Pelmir initial

  • Pelmarvegar

    Pelmar headland + vegar span

    headland span

  • Pelmarbein

    Pelmar headland + bein bones

    headland bones

  • Pelmarskjold

    Pelmar headland + skjold shield

    headland shield

  • Pelmirgala

    Pelmir headland + gala chant

    headland chant

  • Pelmirdrenna

    Pelmir headland + drenna endurance

    headland endurance

  • Pelmirbrynja

    Pelmir headland + brynja mail

    headland mail

ness final · head final

  • Oakness

    Oak oak tree + ness headland

    oak tree headland

  • Newness

    New recent + ness headland

    recent headland

  • Hartness

    Hart stag + ness headland

    stag headland

  • Truehead

    True loyal + head headland

    loyal headland

  • Merryhead

    Merry pleasing + head headland

    pleasing headland

  • Brighthead

    Bright shining + head headland

    shining headland

Banshee


Creatures

ros final

  • Duibhreros

    Duibhre darkness + ros headland

    darkness headland

  • Caillteros

    Caillte lost + ros headland

    lost headland

  • Laoiros

    Laoi chanted lay + ros headland

    chanted lay headland

Castle


Objects

Ness initial

  • Nessmarch

    Ness headland + march border district

    headland border district

  • Nessforge

    Ness headland + forge smith's fire

    headland smith's fire

  • Nessdonjon

    Ness headland + donjon great tower

    headland great tower

Centaur


Creatures

akra final

  • Melioakra

    Melio ash tree + akra headland

    ash tree headland

  • Peukoakra

    Peuko pine + akra headland

    pine headland

  • Bathyakra

    Bathy deep + akra headland

    deep headland

City


Objects

ness final

  • Chipness

    Chip market + ness headland

    market headland

  • Fernness

    Fern bracken + ness headland

    bracken headland

  • Littleness

    Little small + ness headland

    small headland

Irish


Real world

Ros initial

  • Rosnure

    Ros headland + nure yew

    headland yew

  • Rosbo

    Ros headland + bo cow

    headland cow

  • Rosroe

    Ros headland + roe red

    headland red

Kingdom


Objects

ness final

  • Eldness

    Eld ancient + ness headland

    ancient headland

  • Vindness

    Vind wind + ness headland

    wind headland

  • Stormness

    Storm tempest + ness headland

    tempest headland

Kraken


Creatures

Nes initial

  • Nesdjup

    Nes headland + djup deep

    headland deep

  • Nestre

    Nes headland + tre timber

    headland timber

  • Nesfen

    Nes headland + fen quagmire

    headland quagmire

Senses that travel together

See also

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