“river”
27 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. They split 16 to 11 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 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, Elf, has 3.
Hal initial · duin final · Hala initial
- Halheth
Hal river + heth mist
river mist
- Halrin
Hal river + rin circle
river circle
- Halmoth
Hal river + moth dusk
river dusk
- Kelduin
Kel green + duin river
green river
- Aelduin
Ael noble + duin river
noble river
- Orinduin
Orin mountain + duin river
mountain river
- Halariel
Hala river + riel crowned
river crowned
- Halawenna
Hala river + wenna blossom
river blossom
- Halamiril
Hala river + miril jewel
river jewel
Nahra initial · Nahira initial
- Nahradiel
Nahra river + diel of God
river of God
- Nahraseth
Nahra river + seth of the seal
river of the seal
- Nahrahod
Nahra river + hod of the splendour
river of the splendour
- Nahirarana
Nahira river + rana of the throne
river of the throne
- Nahiraiela
Nahira river + iela of God
river of God
- Nahirahela
Nahira river + hela of God
river of God
rann final · ranna final
- Rekkrann
Rekk reached + rann river
reached the river
- Mokkrann
Mokk mocked + rann river
mocked the river
- Gorrann
Gorr gored + rann river
gored the river
- Snarraranna
Snarra snarled + ranna river
snarled the river
- Thakkaranna
Thakka struck + ranna river
struck the river
- Raddaranna
Radda rode + ranna river
rode the river
Abo initial · abona final
- Abomagus
Abo river + magus market field
river market field
- Abomedion
Abo river + medion middle
river middle
- Abocunon
Abo river + cunon hound
river hound
- Aboabona
Abo river + abona river
river river
- Cunoabona
Cuno hound + abona river
hound river
- Tarvoabona
Tarvo bull + abona river
bull river
potamos final · Potamo initial
- Rheopotamos
Rheo flowing + potamos river
flowing river
- Astropotamos
Astro star + potamos river
star river
- Lithopotamos
Litho stone + potamos river
stone river
- Potamostathmos
Potamo river + stathmos steading
river steading
- Potamophyle
Potamo river + phyle tribe
river tribe
- Potamoile
Potamo river + ile troop
river troop
gawa final · Kawa initial
- Reigawa
Rei lovely + gawa river
lovely river
- Rikugawa
Riku land + gawa river
land river
- Hikagawa
Hika light + gawa river
light river
- Kawamura
Kawa river + mura village
river village
- Kawadani
Kawa river + dani valley
river valley
- Kawakura
Kawa river + kura storehouse
river storehouse
riviere final · flumen final
- Sanariviere
Sana whole + riviere river
whole river
- Fidariviere
Fida faithful + riviere river
faithful river
- Virgineariviere
Virginea maidenly + riviere river
maidenly river
- Solariflumen
Solari sunlit + flumen river
sunlit river
- Puriflumen
Puri pure + flumen river
pure river
- Noviflumen
Novi new + flumen river
new river
bhanna final
- Solasbhanna
Solas light + bhanna river
light river
- Mealabhanna
Meala honey + bhanna river
honey river
- Laoibhanna
Laoi chanted lay + bhanna river
chanted lay river
Chuan initial
- Chuanjin
Chuan river + jin gold
river gold
- Chuanqiang
Chuan river + qiang strong
river strong
- Chuansen
Chuan river + sen woods
river woods
Ea initial
- Eamoor
Ea river + moor moorland
river moorland
- Eadale
Ea river + dale broad valley
river broad valley
- Eamill
Ea river + mill grinding house
river grinding house
Flum initial
- Flumoria
Flum river + oria realm
river realm
- Flumlandia
Flum river + landia land
river land
- Flumina
Flum river + ina land
river land
ryn final
- Fyrryn
Fyr fire + ryn river
fire river
- Faeryn
Fae fate + ryn river
fate river
- Anaryn
Ana breath + ryn river
breath river
Riv initial
- Rivsara
Riv river + sara stars
river of the stars
- Rivduna
Riv river + duna hill
river of the hill
- Rivnatha
Riv river + natha depth
river of the depth
Owen initial
- Owenbeg
Owen river + beg small
river small
- Owencroagh
Owen river + croagh stack
river stack
- Owenroe
Owen river + roe red
river red
Ryn initial
- Ryngarth
Ryn river + garth enclosed yard
river enclosed yard
- Ryncrag
Ryn river + crag rock face
river rock face
- Rynwatch
Ryn river + watch outpost
river outpost
Fluv initial
- Fluvicola
Fluv river + icola dweller
river dweller
- Fluvcorona
Fluv river + corona crown
river crown
- Fluvcatena
Fluv river + catena chain
river chain
reka final
- Magdareka
Magda tower + reka river
tower-river
- Svetlareka
Svetla radiant + reka river
radiant-river
- Milenareka
Milena gracious + reka river
gracious-river
Afon initial
- Afonoer
Afon river + oer cold
river cold
- Afonfelin
Afon river + felin watermill
river watermill
- Afongarw
Afon river + garw rough
river rough
Riv initial
- Rivmoor
Riv river + moor barren upland
river barren upland
- Rivleaf
Riv river + leaf green blade
river green blade
- Rivreed
Riv river + reed marsh cane
river marsh cane
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “river”. 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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