“hill”
31 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. They split 16 to 15 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, Banshee, has 3.
chnoic final · Cnoc initial · cnoic final
- Duibhechnoic
Duibhe blackness + chnoic hill
blackness hill
- Nealachnoic
Neala cloud + chnoic hill
cloud hill
- Ealachnoic
Eala swan + chnoic hill
swan hill
- Cnocgrian
Cnoc hill + grian sun
hill sun
- Cnocfuil
Cnoc hill + fuil blood
hill blood
- Cnoclios
Cnoc hill + lios ringfort
hill ringfort
- Cuancnoic
Cuan harbour + cnoic hill
harbour hill
- Draiochtcnoic
Draiocht enchantment + cnoic hill
enchantment hill
- Oichecnoic
Oiche night + cnoic hill
night hill
Bryn initial · dun final · Bri initial
- Brynstan
Bryn hill + stan boundary stone
hill boundary stone
- Brynslad
Bryn hill + slad valley
hill valley
- Brynholt
Bryn hill + holt copse
hill copse
- Seardun
Sear east + dun hill
east hill
- Ferndun
Fern feathery frond + dun hill
feathery frond hill
- Culdun
Cul hollow + dun hill
hollow hill
- Briburr
Bri hill + burr clinging seed
hill clinging seed
- Brihollow
Bri hill + hollow sunken place
hill sunken place
- Brishell
Bri hill + shell cracked husk
hill cracked husk
Dun initial · don final
- Dunton
Dun hill + ton enclosure
hill enclosure
- Dunbury
Dun hill + bury fortified place
hill fortified place
- Dunley
Dun hill + ley woodland clearing
hill woodland clearing
- Willowdon
Willow willow tree + don hill
willow tree hill
- Updon
Up upper + don hill
upper hill
- Sanddon
Sand loose grit + don hill
loose grit hill
Dun initial · tara final
- Dunthas
Dun hill + thas oath
hill oath
- Dunkir
Dun hill + kir keen
hill keen
- Dunarn
Dun hill + arn eagle
hill eagle
- Sabletara
Sable dark + tara hill
dark hill
- Ullatara
Ulla will + tara hill
will hill
- Anatara
Ana breath + tara hill
breath hill
dun final · duna final
- Haldun
Hal halo + dun hill
halo of the hill
- Heshdun
Hesh silence + dun hill
silence of the hill
- Bardun
Bar weight + dun hill
weight of the hill
- Spirduna
Spir breath + duna hill
breath of the hill
- Korduna
Kor furnace + duna hill
furnace of the hill
- Dreyduna
Drey dread + duna hill
dread of the hill
fell final · Knock initial
- Royfell
Roy red-haired + fell hill
red-haired hill
- Calfell
Cal dove + fell hill
dove hill
- Banfell
Ban fair + fell hill
fair hill
- Knocklaw
Knock hill + law round summit
hill round summit
- Knockmore
Knock hill + more big
hill big
- Knockfada
Knock hill + fada long
hill long
Deal initial · gora final
- Dealsud
Deal hill + sud south
hill-south
- Dealgora
Deal hill + gora hill
hill-hill
- Dealhall
Deal hill + hall great room
hill-great room
- Tisagora
Tisa yew + gora hill
yew-hill
- Nocgora
Noc night + gora hill
night-hill
- Kamengora
Kamen stone + gora hill
stone-hill
berg final
- Woddberg
Wodd waded + berg hill
waded the hill
- Teggberg
Tegg covered + berg hill
covered the hill
- Viddberg
Vidd broke open + berg hill
broke open the hill
Mont initial
- Montpre
Mont hill + pre meadow
hill meadow
- Montvoisin
Mont hill + voisin neighbour
hill neighbour
- Montgue
Mont hill + gue ford
hill ford
briga final
- Nantobriga
Nanto valley + briga hill
valley hill
- Verbriga
Ver supreme + briga hill
supreme hill
- Tarvobriga
Tarvo bull + briga hill
bull hill
low final
- Cooplow
Coop barrel + low hill
barrel hill
- Lumlow
Lum light + low hill
light hill
- Peatlow
Peat cut turf + low hill
cut turf hill
Dun initial
- Dundar
Dun hill + dar keeper
hill keeper
- Dunund
Dun hill + und deep
hill deep
- Dundok
Dun hill + dok hold
hill hold
Dun initial
- Dunbrand
Dun hill + brand sword
hill sword
- Dunswith
Dun hill + swith strong
hill strong
- Dunsele
Dun hill + sele hall
hill hall
Knock initial
- Knockcroagh
Knock hill + croagh stack
hill stack
- Knockroe
Knock hill + roe red
hill red
- Knockreagh
Knock hill + reagh brindled
hill brindled
oka final
- Ryooka
Ryo cool + oka hill
cool hill
- Reioka
Rei lovely + oka hill
lovely hill
- Masaoka
Masa correct + oka hill
correct hill
Dun initial
- Dunkeep
Dun hill + keep castle
hill castle
- Dunborg
Dun hill + borg fortress
hill fortress
- Dunmark
Dun hill + mark borderland
hill borderland
Mont initial
- Montrive
Mont hill + rive bank
hill bank
- Monttour
Mont hill + tour tower
hill tower
- Montpre
Mont hill + pre meadow
hill meadow
law final
- Younglaw
Young junior + law hill
junior hill
- Sharplaw
Sharp keen + law hill
keen hill
- Tannerlaw
Tanner hide curer + law hill
hide curer hill
cerro final
- Sheercerro
Sheer vertical + cerro hill
vertical hill
- Quartzcerro
Quartz glassy white crystal + cerro hill
glassy white crystal hill
- Fionncerro
Fionn fair + cerro hill
fair hill
Dun initial
- Dunfield
Dun hill + field cleared ground
hill cleared ground
- Dunwell
Dun hill + well spring
hill spring
- Dunridge
Dun hill + ridge raised spine
hill raised spine
Bryn initial
- Brynwalch
Bryn hill + walch falcon
hill falcon
- Brynfelin
Bryn hill + felin mill
hill mill
- Brynallt
Bryn hill + allt hillside
hill hillside
Bryn initial
- Brynwhisper
Bryn hill + whisper hushed voice
hill hushed voice
- Brynbane
Bryn hill + bane undoing
hill undoing
- Brynhollow
Bryn hill + hollow small valley
hill small valley
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “hill”. 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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