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“ridge”

16 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 10 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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, Dragon, has 2.

Dragon


Creatures

gorn final · Pelthax initial

  • Jaxorgorn

    Jaxor cunning + gorn ridge

    cunning ridge

  • Axangorn

    Axan fang + gorn ridge

    fang ridge

  • Galzurgorn

    Galzur pride + gorn ridge

    pride ridge

  • Pelthaxoreth

    Pelthax ridge + oreth ore

    ridge ore

  • Pelthaxnyros

    Pelthax ridge + nyros dusk

    ridge dusk

  • Pelthaxrhun

    Pelthax ridge + rhun rune

    ridge rune

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Gorn initial · rygg final

  • Gornholl

    Gorn ridge + holl loyal

    ridge loyal

  • Gornmark

    Gorn ridge + mark march

    ridge march

  • Gornhund

    Gorn ridge + hund hound

    ridge hound

  • Ovnrygg

    Ovn kiln + rygg ridge

    kiln ridge

  • Yrnrygg

    Yrn ember + rygg ridge

    ember ridge

  • Gardrygg

    Gard enclosure + rygg ridge

    enclosure ridge

Scottish


Real world

rig final · Drum initial

  • Craigrig

    Craig rock + rig ridge

    rock ridge

  • Shanrig

    Shan old + rig ridge

    old ridge

  • Duffrig

    Duff black + rig ridge

    black ridge

  • Drummount

    Drum ridge + mount summit

    ridge summit

  • Drumbrae

    Drum ridge + brae hillside

    ridge hillside

  • Drumholm

    Drum ridge + holm islet

    ridge islet

Alien


Creatures

thun final

  • Vhuthun

    Vhu hollow + thun ridge

    hollow ridge

  • Thoathun

    Thoa warm + thun ridge

    warm ridge

  • Vaanthun

    Vaan long + thun ridge

    long ridge

Centaur


Creatures

rhachis final

  • Koilorhachis

    Koilo hollow + rhachis ridge

    hollow ridge

  • Psychrorhachis

    Psychro cold + rhachis ridge

    cold ridge

  • Ampelorhachis

    Ampelo vine + rhachis ridge

    vine ridge

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Drav initial

  • Dravvar

    Drav ridge + var guarding

    ridge guarding

  • Dravkav

    Drav ridge + kav warlike

    ridge warlike

  • Dravtokh

    Drav ridge + tokh unyielding

    ridge unyielding

Druid


Tabletop

rig final

  • Carnrig

    Carn cairn + rig ridge

    cairn ridge

  • Drurig

    Dru truth + rig ridge

    truth ridge

  • Tegrig

    Teg fair + rig ridge

    fair ridge

Giant


Creatures

Rigvald initial

  • Rigvaldeldri

    Rigvald ridge + eldri elder

    ridge elder

  • Rigvaldsvalur

    Rigvald ridge + svalur silence

    ridge silence

  • Rigvaldnathir

    Rigvald ridge + nathir kin

    ridge kin

Irish


Real world

Drum initial

  • Drumtorc

    Drum ridge + torc boar

    ridge boar

  • Drumcurragh

    Drum ridge + curragh marsh

    ridge marsh

  • Drummeen

    Drum ridge + meen fine

    ridge fine

Kingdom


Objects

crest final

  • Drakcrest

    Drak dragon + crest ridge

    dragon ridge

  • Astercrest

    Aster star + crest ridge

    star ridge

  • Galdcrest

    Gald song + crest ridge

    song ridge

Planet


Objects

dorsum final

  • Torrdorsum

    Torr scorched + dorsum ridge

    scorched ridge

  • Zondorsum

    Zon belt + dorsum ridge

    belt ridge

  • Igndorsum

    Ign fire + dorsum ridge

    fire ridge

Town


Objects

rigg final

  • Plumrigg

    Plum plum tree + rigg ridge

    plum tree ridge

  • Cressrigg

    Cress salad herb + rigg ridge

    salad herb ridge

  • Doverigg

    Dove doves + rigg ridge

    doves ridge

Welsh


Real world

garth final

  • Tirgarth

    Tir land + garth ridge

    land ridge

  • Prengarth

    Pren tree + garth ridge

    tree ridge

  • Myngarth

    Myn mountain + garth ridge

    mountain ridge

Senses that travel together

See also

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