“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
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
mare final
- Chesnemare
Chesne oak + mare pool
oak pool
- Courmare
Cour short + mare pool
short pool
- Belmare
Bel fine + mare pool
fine pool
lin final
- Vandlin
Vand wanderer + lin pool
wanderer pool
- Morlin
Mor dark + lin pool
dark pool
- Ornlin
Orn eagle + lin pool
eagle pool
Lin initial
- Lintor
Lin pool + tor peak
pool peak
- Linneth
Lin pool + neth glade
pool glade
- Linlain
Lin pool + lain song
pool song
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
mere final
- Oatmere
Oat oats + mere pool
oats pool
- Woldmere
Wold upland + mere pool
upland pool
- Cobmere
Cob hazelnut + mere pool
hazelnut pool
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
mare final
- Boismare
Bois wood + mare pool
wood pool
- Noirmare
Noir black + mare pool
black pool
- Courtmare
Court short + mare pool
short pool
Hyl initial
- Hylbad
Hyl pool + bad bath
pool bath
- Hylkaf
Hyl pool + kaf submersion
pool submersion
- Hylhus
Hyl pool + hus dwelling
pool dwelling
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
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
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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