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“road”

22 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

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, Giant, has 2.

Giant


Creatures

leidar final · leida final

  • Jorvaldleidar

    Jorvald bedrock + leidar road

    bedrock road

  • Tundralleidar

    Tundral tundra + leidar road

    tundra road

  • Marballeidar

    Marbal marble + leidar road

    marble road

  • Fjalithleida

    Fjalith high fell + leida road

    high fell road

  • Vorndelleida

    Vorndel horizon + leida road

    horizon road

  • Hrolvirleida

    Hrolvir avalanche + leida road

    avalanche road

Phoenix


Creatures

hodia final · hodos final

  • Elektrihodia

    Elektri amber + hodia road

    amber road

  • Lamprahodia

    Lampra brilliant + hodia road

    brilliant road

  • Orthriahodia

    Orthria daybreak + hodia road

    daybreak road

  • Heliotrohodos

    Heliotro sun-turning + hodos road

    sun-turning road

  • Diaugohodos

    Diaugo translucent + hodos road

    translucent road

  • Kaustikohodos

    Kaustiko burning + hodos road

    burning road

Banshee


Creatures

Bothar initial

  • Botharneala

    Bothar road + neala cloud

    road cloud

  • Botharduibhe

    Bothar road + duibhe blackness

    road blackness

  • Botharfeasa

    Bothar road + feasa hidden knowledge

    road hidden knowledge

Barbarian


Tabletop

veg final

  • Rethveg

    Reth ran + veg road

    ran the road

  • Caldveg

    Cald froze + veg road

    froze the road

  • Vrekkveg

    Vrekk cast out + veg road

    cast out the road

Bard


Tabletop

strada final

  • Nerostrada

    Nero black + strada road

    black road

  • Largostrada

    Largo broad + strada road

    broad road

  • Fermostrada

    Fermo held + strada road

    held road

Drow


Fantasy races

erris final

  • Thryzerris

    Thryz thrice + erris road

    thrice road

  • Rhozzerris

    Rhozz rope + erris road

    rope road

  • Tlazzerris

    Tlazz platform + erris road

    platform road

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Veg initial

  • Vegord

    Veg road + ord word

    road word

  • Veggildi

    Veg road + gildi guild

    road guild

  • Vegspor

    Veg road + spor track

    road track

Elf


Fantasy races

men final

  • Melmen

    Mel sweet + men road

    sweet road

  • Glinmen

    Glin gleam + men road

    gleam road

  • Talmen

    Tal pillar + men road

    pillar road

Horse


People

gate final

  • Willowgate

    Willow willow tree + gate road

    willow tree road

  • Whitegate

    White pale + gate road

    pale road

  • Millgate

    Mill grinding house + gate road

    grinding house road

Kraken


Creatures

vegr final

  • Mavsvegr

    Mavs gull + vegr road

    gull road

  • Aravegr

    Ara oar + vegr road

    oar road

  • Skervegr

    Sker skerry + vegr road

    skerry road

gate final

  • Fairgate

    Fair beautiful + gate road

    beautiful road

  • Kirkgate

    Kirk church + gate road

    church road

  • Wolfgate

    Wolf pack hunter + gate road

    pack hunter road

Mermaid


Creatures

reth final

  • Noctalreth

    Noctal night water + reth road

    night water road

  • Brinelreth

    Brinel brine + reth road

    brine road

  • Isolenreth

    Isolen ice water + reth road

    ice water road

Nickname


People

gate final

  • Lowgate

    Low low-lying + gate road

    low-lying road

  • Gravegate

    Grave dug pit + gate road

    dug pit road

  • Thistlegate

    Thistle prickly flower + gate road

    prickly flower road

Rogue


Tabletop

Pike initial

  • Piketick

    Pike road + tick unpaid debt

    road unpaid debt

  • Pikejack

    Pike road + jack knave

    road knave

  • Pikebark

    Pike road + bark tree skin

    road tree skin

Scottish


Real world

gate final

  • Bangate

    Ban fair + gate road

    fair road

  • Gealgate

    Geal bright + gate road

    bright road

  • Glasgate

    Glas grey-green + gate road

    grey-green road

Superhero


People

gate final

  • Westgate

    West evening side + gate road

    evening side road

  • Garsgate

    Gars garden + gate road

    garden road

  • Margate

    Mar marsh + gate road

    marsh road

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ath final

  • Mirenath

    Miren wondering + ath road

    wondering road

  • Clamenath

    Clamen outcry + ath road

    outcry road

  • Salvenath

    Salven saving + ath road

    saving road

Unicorn


Creatures

chemin final

  • Spinchemin

    Spin thorn + chemin road

    thorn road

  • Canchemin

    Can hound + chemin road

    hound road

  • Clarchemin

    Clar bright + chemin road

    bright road

Vampire


Creatures

weg final

  • Valweg

    Val wave + weg road

    wave-road

  • Wildweg

    Wild untamed + weg road

    untamed-road

  • Lupweg

    Lup wolf + weg road

    wolf-road

Welsh


Real world

ffordd final

  • Banffordd

    Ban peak + ffordd road

    peak road

  • Sarnffordd

    Sarn causeway + ffordd road

    causeway road

  • Maesffordd

    Maes plain + ffordd road

    plain road

Senses that travel together

See also

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