“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ness final
- Chipness
Chip market + ness headland
market headland
- Fernness
Fern bracken + ness headland
bracken headland
- Littleness
Little small + ness headland
small headland
Ros initial
- Rosnure
Ros headland + nure yew
headland yew
- Rosbo
Ros headland + bo cow
headland cow
- Rosroe
Ros headland + roe red
headland red
ness final
- Eldness
Eld ancient + ness headland
ancient headland
- Vindness
Vind wind + ness headland
wind headland
- Stormness
Storm tempest + ness headland
tempest headland
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
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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