“oak”
17 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Druid carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Dair initial · darr final · ock final · Derwa initial
- Dairlann
Dair oak + lann clearing
oak clearing
- Dairvale
Dair oak + vale river valley
oak river valley
- Dairwick
Dair oak + wick farm
oak farm
- Ferndarr
Fern feathery frond + darr oak
feathery frond oak
- Prendarr
Pren tree + darr oak
tree oak
- Carndarr
Carn cairn + darr oak
cairn oak
- Tegock
Teg fair + ock oak
fair oak
- Yewock
Yew long-lived evergreen + ock oak
long-lived evergreen oak
- Caelock
Cael narrow + ock oak
narrow oak
- Derwamead
Derwa oak + mead meadow
oak meadow
- Derwashell
Derwa oak + shell cracked husk
oak cracked husk
- Derwafurze
Derwa oak + furze spiny gorse
oak spiny gorse
Dar initial · Dru initial
- Darson
Dar oak + son heir
oak heir
- Darveth
Dar oak + veth sworn
oak sworn
- Darhelm
Dar oak + helm battle helmet
oak battle helmet
- Drugwen
Dru oak + gwen fair
oak fair
- Druara
Dru oak + ara song
oak song
- Drufina
Dru oak + fina fine
oak fine
dair final
- Uaighdair
Uaigh grave + dair oak
grave oak
- Liathdair
Liath grey + dair oak
grey oak
- Gealdair
Geal bright + dair oak
bright oak
Chesne initial
- Chesnefort
Chesne oak + fort stronghold
oak stronghold
- Chesneville
Chesne oak + ville estate
oak estate
- Chesnepre
Chesne oak + pre meadow
oak meadow
Deruo initial
- Deruolemon
Deruo oak + lemon elm stand
oak elm stand
- Deruomagus
Deruo oak + magus market field
oak market field
- Deruoritum
Deruo oak + ritum ford
oak ford
Dryo initial
- Dryozygos
Dryo oak + zygos yoke
oak yoke
- Dryochaites
Dryo oak + chaites long-haired
oak long-haired
- Dryopotamos
Dryo oak + potamos river
oak river
Quer initial
- Queroria
Quer oak + oria realm
oak realm
- Querreich
Quer oak + reich realm
oak realm
- Quergonia
Quer oak + gonia territory
oak territory
Ekk initial
- Ekkrikk
Ekk oak + rikk realm
oak realm
- Ekkhund
Ekk oak + hund hound
oak hound
- Ekkstav
Ekk oak + stav staff
oak staff
Ryn initial
- Ryndorn
Ryn oak + dorn tower
oak tower
- Rynthal
Ryn oak + thal grove
oak grove
- Rynquel
Ryn oak + quel high
oak high
Chêne initial
- Chênefort
Chêne oak + fort stronghold
oak stronghold
- Chêneforge
Chêne oak + forge smith's workshop
oak smith's workshop
- Chênemaison
Chêne oak + maison house
oak house
Eich initial
- Eichrichter
Eich oak + richter judge
oak judge
- Eichbäcker
Eich oak + bäcker baker
oak baker
- Eichgarten
Eich oak + garten garden
oak garden
Oaken initial
- Oaken Victor
Oaken oak + victor battle's winner
oak battle's winner
- Oaken Triumph
Oaken oak + triumph victory hymn
oak victory hymn
- Oaken Gull
Oaken oak + gull shore scavenger
oak shore scavenger
Derwen initial
- Derwenwen
Derwen oak + wen blessed
oak blessed
- Derwengrug
Derwen oak + grug heather
oak heather
- Derwengariad
Derwen oak + gariad beloved
oak beloved
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “oak”. 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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