“sharp spine”
10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from people 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, Druid, has 1.
thorn final
- Tannathorn
Tanna oak bark + thorn sharp spine
oak bark sharp spine
- Vellathorn
Vella vale + thorn sharp spine
vale sharp spine
- Ullathorn
Ulla wool + thorn sharp spine
wool sharp spine
thorn final
- Nutthorn
Nutt nut + thorn sharp spine
nut sharp spine
- Yarrowthorn
Yarrow wound herb + thorn sharp spine
wound herb sharp spine
- Comfreythorn
Comfrey bone-knitting herb + thorn sharp spine
bone-knitting herb sharp spine
Thorn initial
- Thorn Hampton
Thorn sharp spine + hampton home settlement
sharp spine, home settlement
- Thorn Radley
Thorn sharp spine + radley red meadow
sharp spine, red meadow
- Thorn Rowley
Thorn sharp spine + rowley rough meadow
sharp spine, rough meadow
Thorn initial
- Thornhood
Thorn sharp spine + hood head covering
sharp spine head covering
- Thornrunner
Thorn sharp spine + runner messenger
sharp spine messenger
- Thorn the Hammer
Thorn sharp spine + the hammer hammer
sharp spine hammer
thorn final
- Jibthorn
Jib shy away + thorn sharp spine
shy away sharp spine
- Kipthorn
Kip doss + thorn sharp spine
doss sharp spine
- Flickthorn
Flick light blow + thorn sharp spine
light blow sharp spine
thorn final
- Azure Thorn
Azure lapis blue + thorn sharp spine
lapis blue sharp spine
- Obsidian Thorn
Obsidian volcanic glass + thorn sharp spine
volcanic glass sharp spine
- Tundra Thorn
Tundra treeless upland + thorn sharp spine
treeless upland sharp spine
thorn final
- Lornthorn
Lorn desolation + thorn sharp spine
desolation sharp spine
- Braskthorn
Brask harshness + thorn sharp spine
harshness sharp spine
- Hexthorn
Hex curse + thorn sharp spine
curse sharp spine
thorn final
- Dawnthorn
Dawn first light + thorn sharp spine
first light sharp spine
- Mistthorn
Mist thin fog + thorn sharp spine
thin fog sharp spine
- Amberthorn
Amber golden resin + thorn sharp spine
golden resin sharp spine
thorn final
- Stormthorn
Storm whirling wind + thorn sharp spine
whirling wind sharp spine
- Baldthorn
Bald bold + thorn sharp spine
bold sharp spine
- Steinthorn
Stein stone + thorn sharp spine
stone sharp spine
Thorn initial
- Thornreth
Thorn sharp spine + reth counsel
sharp spine counsel
- Thornanna
Thorn sharp spine + anna grace
sharp spine grace
- Thornowe
Thorn sharp spine + owe small valley
sharp spine small valley
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “sharp spine”. 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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