“marsh”
20 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from people 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 2.
Riasca initial · Riasc initial
- Riascasolais
Riasca marsh + solais light
marsh light
- Riascaleine
Riasca marsh + leine linen shift
marsh linen shift
- Riascaleaba
Riasca marsh + leaba death bed
marsh death bed
- Riasclaoch
Riasc marsh + laoch warrior
marsh warrior
- Riascpreachan
Riasc marsh + preachan crow
marsh crow
- Riascfod
Riasc marsh + fod sod
marsh sod
Gwern initial · lach final
- Gwernrig
Gwern marsh + rig ridge
marsh ridge
- Gwernknock
Gwern marsh + knock knoll
marsh knoll
- Gwerncroft
Gwern marsh + croft small field
marsh small field
- Nemetlach
Nemet sacred grove + lach marsh
sacred grove marsh
- Baellach
Bael bonfire + lach marsh
bonfire marsh
- Searlach
Sear east + lach marsh
east marsh
sawa final · zawa final
- Yamasawa
Yama mountain + sawa marsh
mountain marsh
- Tsuchisawa
Tsuchi earth + sawa marsh
earth marsh
- Hirasawa
Hira flat + sawa marsh
flat marsh
- Nagazawa
Naga long + zawa marsh
long marsh
- Takezawa
Take bamboo + zawa marsh
bamboo marsh
- Nishizawa
Nishi west + zawa marsh
west marsh
Fen initial
- Fennar
Fen marsh + nar fire
marsh fire
- Fenbrand
Fen marsh + brand sword
marsh sword
- Fenrik
Fen marsh + rik king
marsh king
Fen initial
- Fensea
Fen marsh + sea salt water
marsh salt water
- Feney
Fen marsh + ey dear
marsh dear
- Fentuft
Fen marsh + tuft small bunch
marsh small bunch
Fen initial
- Fenwen
Fen marsh + wen companion
marsh companion
- Fendan
Fen marsh + dan friend
marsh friend
- Fentar
Fen marsh + tar tower
marsh tower
Fen initial
- Fenspark
Fen marsh + spark flying ember
marsh flying ember
- Fenmoss
Fen marsh + moss green cushion
marsh green cushion
- Fentuft
Fen marsh + tuft hair bunch
marsh hair bunch
Marais initial
- Maraismoulin
Marais marsh + moulin mill
marsh mill
- Maraisfèvre
Marais marsh + fèvre smith
marsh smith
- Maraisfour
Marais marsh + four oven
marsh oven
Fen initial
- Fengulf
Fen marsh + gulf abyss
marsh of the abyss
- Fengrath
Fen marsh + grath bedrock
marsh of the bedrock
- Fenaegis
Fen marsh + aegis sheltering shield
marsh of the sheltering shield
Fen initial
- Fenton
Fen marsh + ton village
marsh village
- Fenreed
Fen marsh + reed rush
marsh rush
- Fenberry
Fen marsh + berry fruit
marsh fruit
curragh final
- Moycurragh
Moy plain + curragh marsh
plain marsh
- Cavancurragh
Cavan hollow + curragh marsh
hollow marsh
- Lackcurragh
Lack flagstone + curragh marsh
flagstone marsh
Fen initial
- Fenthrone
Fen marsh + throne seat
marsh seat
- Fenhome
Fen marsh + home homeland
marsh homeland
- Fenwood
Fen marsh + wood woodland
marsh woodland
Bray initial
- Brayville
Bray marsh + ville town
marsh town
- Braybois
Bray marsh + bois wood
marsh wood
- Braybec
Bray marsh + bec stream
marsh stream
Fenne initial
- Fennebone
Fenne marsh + bone skeleton piece
marsh skeleton piece
- Fennevault
Fenne marsh + vault underground crypt
marsh underground crypt
- Fennedross
Fenne marsh + dross residue
marsh residue
Mar initial
- Marston
Mar marsh + ston farmstead
marsh farmstead
- Marcroft
Mar marsh + croft small farm
marsh small farm
- Marfield
Mar marsh + field cleared ground
marsh cleared ground
Marg initial
- Margrok
Marg marsh + rok sitter
marsh sitter
- Margbrug
Marg marsh + brug brother
marsh brother
- Margstubb
Marg marsh + stubb shank
marsh shank
Fen initial
- Fennar
Fen marsh + nar flame
marsh flame
- Fenthys
Fen marsh + thys depth
marsh depth
- Fenis
Fen marsh + is law
marsh law
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “marsh”. 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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