“old”
29 fragments across 23 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them open a name against 7 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
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. Celtic 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.
Seno initial · senos final · senna final · senon final
- Senonouios
Seno old + nouios new
old new
- Senotritos
Seno old + tritos third
old third
- Senocintus
Seno old + cintus first
old first
- Carnosenos
Carno horn + senos old
horn old
- Mandosenos
Mando pony + senos old
pony old
- Deuosenos
Deuo god + senos old
god old
- Dubnosenna
Dubno deep + senna old
deep old
- Elusenna
Elu many + senna old
many old
- Mandosenna
Mando pony + senna old
pony old
- Vidusenon
Vidu wood + senon old
wood old
- Tigernosenon
Tigerno lordly + senon old
lordly old
- Bannosenon
Banno peaked + senon old
peaked old
Seana initial · Sean initial
- Seanatonna
Seana old + tonna waves
old waves
- Seanaseanchais
Seana old + seanchais old lore
old old lore
- Seanabhrat
Seana old + bhrat cloak
old cloak
- Seandris
Sean old + dris bramble
old bramble
- Seanmarbhan
Sean old + marbhan corpse
old corpse
- Seanbarr
Sean old + barr crest
old crest
Ol initial · ald final
- Oljarn
Ol old + jarn iron
old iron
- Oldal
Ol old + dal valley
old valley
- Olrund
Ol old + rund ring
old ring
- Vindald
Vind wind + ald old
wind old
- Vargald
Varg outlaw + ald old
outlaw old
- Brogald
Brog bulwark + ald old
bulwark old
ald final · alda final
- Truciald
Truci fierce + ald old
fierce old
- Palald
Pal pale + ald old
pale old
- Corvinald
Corvin raven + ald old
raven old
- Altaalda
Alta high + alda old
high old
- Victaalda
Victa victory + alda old
victory old
- Aquilaalda
Aquila eagle + alda old
eagle old
Praa initial
- Praagath
Praa old + gath quarry
old quarry
- Praanuqa
Praa old + nuqa mouth
old mouth
- Praavunth
Praa old + vunth holding
old holding
Vieil initial
- Vieilvoisin
Vieil old + voisin neighbour
old neighbour
- Vieilfleur
Vieil old + fleur norse inlet
old norse inlet
- Vieilcrique
Vieil old + crique creek
old creek
Vet initial
- Vetrealm
Vet old + realm ruled domain
old ruled domain
- Vetevia
Vet old + evia territory
old territory
- Vetutia
Vet old + utia region
old region
Ald initial
- Aldarn
Ald old + arn eagle
old eagle
- Alddain
Ald old + dain lord
old lord
- Alddan
Ald old + dan judge
old judge
Vieux initial
- Vieuxgrange
Vieux old + grange barn
old barn
- Vieuxverger
Vieux old + verger orchard
old orchard
- Vieuxbois
Vieux old + bois wood
old wood
Alt initial
- Altberger
Alt old + berger highlander
old highlander
- Althoff
Alt old + hoff farmstead
old farmstead
- Althauer
Alt old + hauer hewer
old hewer
Ger initial
- Geras
Ger old + as one called
one called old
- Gereas
Ger old + eas hailing from
hailing from old
- Geridis
Ger old + idis son of
son of old
Ald initial
- Aldzul
Ald old + zul chief
old chief
- Alddush
Ald old + dush ash cloud
old ash cloud
- Aldgak
Ald old + gak gnasher
old gnasher
Eald initial
- Ealdaesc
Eald old + aesc ash spear
old ash spear
- Ealdmund
Eald old + mund protection
old protection
- Ealdsige
Eald old + sige victory
old victory
Shan initial
- Shanchad
Shan old + chad war
old war
- Shanboy
Shan old + boy yellow
old yellow
- Shanlia
Shan old + lia grey
old grey
Furu initial
- Furusaki
Furu old + saki cape
old cape
- Furuhashi
Furu old + hashi bridge
old bridge
- Furumachi
Furu old + machi town
old town
Alda initial
- Aldafjord
Alda old + fjord inlet
old inlet
- Aldaland
Alda old + land open country
old open country
- Aldaglade
Alda old + glade clearing
old clearing
ur final
- Torgur
Torg tusk + ur old
tusk old
- Krulur
Krul cruel + ur old
cruel old
- Gnashur
Gnash teeth-grinding + ur old
teeth-grinding old
Vet initial
- Vetetum
Vet old + etum grove
old grove
- Vetcatena
Vet old + catena chain
old chain
- Vetophora
Vet old + ophora bearer
old bearer
Shan initial
- Shanmuir
Shan old + muir moor
old moor
- Shanbank
Shan old + bank slope
old slope
- Shanknowe
Shan old + knowe knoll
old knoll
The Old initial
- The Old Cockerel
The Old old + cockerel young rooster
old young rooster
- The Old Acorn
The Old old + acorn oak nut
old oak nut
- The Old Spoon
The Old old + spoon shallow scoop
old shallow scoop
Alt initial
- Altles
Alt old + les wood
old-wood
- Altstein
Alt old + stein stone
old-stone
- Altturm
Alt old + turm tower
old-tower
Gaml initial
- Gamlknif
Gaml old + knif knife
old knife
- Gamlkylfa
Gaml old + kylfa club
old club
- Gamlbak
Gaml old + bak back
old back
Hen initial
- Henddyn
Hen old + ddyn person
old person
- Henyn
Hen old + yn little
old little
- Henddol
Hen old + ddol dale
old dale
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “old”. 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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