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“pool”

20 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 13 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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, Celtic, has 2.

Celtic


Real world

Lindo initial · lindon final

  • Lindonemeson

    Lindo pool + nemeson grove

    pool grove

  • Lindolitanon

    Lindo pool + litanon broad

    pool broad

  • Lindomagus

    Lindo pool + magus market field

    pool market field

  • Vernolindon

    Verno alder + lindon pool

    alder pool

  • Lanolindon

    Lano level + lindon pool

    level pool

  • Elulindon

    Elu many + lindon pool

    many pool

Druid


Tabletop

Lin initial · mere final

  • Linvale

    Lin pool + vale river valley

    pool river valley

  • Lincroft

    Lin pool + croft small field

    pool small field

  • Linstan

    Lin pool + stan boundary stone

    pool boundary stone

  • Onnmere

    Onn ash tree + mere pool

    ash tree pool

  • Bethmere

    Beth birch + mere pool

    birch pool

  • Gormmere

    Gorm blue + mere pool

    blue pool

Scottish


Real world

linn final · Lin initial

  • Rosslinn

    Ross headland + linn pool

    headland pool

  • Torclinn

    Torc boar + linn pool

    boar pool

  • Gowlinn

    Gow smith + linn pool

    smith pool

  • Linbeg

    Lin pool + beg small

    pool small

  • Linrig

    Lin pool + rig furrow

    pool furrow

  • Linshaw

    Lin pool + shaw copse

    pool copse

Welsh


Real world

lyn final · Pwll initial

  • Hirlyn

    Hir tall + lyn pool

    tall pool

  • Penlyn

    Pen head + lyn pool

    head pool

  • Mablyn

    Mab son + lyn pool

    son pool

  • Pwllfelyn

    Pwll pool + felyn yellow

    pool yellow

  • Pwllallt

    Pwll pool + allt hillside

    pool hillside

  • Pwllgoed

    Pwll pool + goed trees

    pool trees

Witch


People

lin final · mer final

  • Myrlin

    Myr mire + lin pool

    mire pool

  • Banlin

    Ban bane + lin pool

    bane pool

  • Heblin

    Heb hedge + lin pool

    hedge pool

  • Embmer

    Emb ember + mer pool

    ember pool

  • Jetmer

    Jet black gemstone + mer pool

    black gemstone pool

  • Blaecmer

    Blaec black + mer pool

    black pool

Castle


Objects

mare final

  • Chesnemare

    Chesne oak + mare pool

    oak pool

  • Courmare

    Cour short + mare pool

    short pool

  • Belmare

    Bel fine + mare pool

    fine pool

D&D


Tabletop

lin final

  • Vandlin

    Vand wanderer + lin pool

    wanderer pool

  • Morlin

    Mor dark + lin pool

    dark pool

  • Ornlin

    Orn eagle + lin pool

    eagle pool

Elf


Fantasy races

Lin initial

  • Lintor

    Lin pool + tor peak

    pool peak

  • Linneth

    Lin pool + neth glade

    pool glade

  • Linlain

    Lin pool + lain song

    pool song

Fairy


Fantasy races

Linn initial

  • Linnfluff

    Linn pool + fluff soft fuzz

    pool soft fuzz

  • Linnmoss

    Linn pool + moss green cushion

    pool green cushion

  • Linnglim

    Linn pool + glim glimmer

    pool glimmer

Halfling


Fantasy races

mere final

  • Oatmere

    Oat oats + mere pool

    oats pool

  • Woldmere

    Wold upland + mere pool

    upland pool

  • Cobmere

    Cob hazelnut + mere pool

    hazelnut pool

Irish


Real world

lin final

  • Toomlin

    Toom burial mound + lin pool

    burial mound pool

  • Slievelin

    Slieve mountain + lin pool

    mountain pool

  • Bunlin

    Bun base + lin pool

    base pool

Knight


People

mare final

  • Boismare

    Bois wood + mare pool

    wood pool

  • Noirmare

    Noir black + mare pool

    black pool

  • Courtmare

    Court short + mare pool

    short pool

Kraken


Creatures

Hyl initial

  • Hylbad

    Hyl pool + bad bath

    pool bath

  • Hylkaf

    Hyl pool + kaf submersion

    pool submersion

  • Hylhus

    Hyl pool + hus dwelling

    pool dwelling

Mermaid


Creatures

mere final

  • Driftmere

    Drift aimless float + mere pool

    aimless float pool

  • Cowriemere

    Cowrie shell coin + mere pool

    shell coin pool

  • Currentmere

    Current moving stream + mere pool

    moving stream pool

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

mar final

  • Berkmar

    Berk birch + mar pool

    birch pool

  • Thalmar

    Thal thistle + mar pool

    thistle pool

  • Corrmar

    Corr rowan + mar pool

    rowan pool

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “pool”. 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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