“snow”
18 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 15 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶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, Barbarian, has 2.
snor final · snora final
- Fennsnor
Fenn felled + snor snow
felled the snow
- Staggsnor
Stagg stood against + snor snow
stood against the snow
- Daggsnor
Dagg cut down + snor snow
cut down the snow
- Taggasnora
Tagga seized + snora snow
seized the snow
- Thornasnora
Thorna pierced + snora snow
pierced the snow
- Svarasnora
Svara answered + snora snow
answered the snow
Sneachta initial
- Sneachtachnoic
Sneachta snow + chnoic hill
snow hill
- Sneachtasioda
Sneachta snow + sioda silk
snow silk
- Sneachtatonna
Sneachta snow + tonna waves
snow waves
Chiono initial
- Chionopotes
Chiono snow + potes drinker
snow drinker
- Chionoklados
Chiono snow + klados branch
snow branch
- Chionoarchos
Chiono snow + archos leader
snow leader
Xue initial
- Xuexing
Xue snow + xing apricot
snow apricot
- Xueyue
Xue snow + yue moon
snow moon
- Xuelin
Xue snow + lin fine jade
snow fine jade
Niv initial
- Nivtania
Niv snow + tania country
snow country
- Nivaria
Niv snow + aria realm
snow realm
- Nivana
Niv snow + ana land
snow land
Nyveth initial
- Nyvethrion
Nyveth snow + rion diadem
snow diadem
- Nyvethrhun
Nyveth snow + rhun rune
snow rune
- Nyvethmaroth
Nyveth snow + maroth grave
snow grave
Eira initial
- Eirabracken
Eira snow + bracken coarse frond
snow coarse frond
- Eirabough
Eira snow + bough branching arm
snow branching arm
- Eiraheather
Eira snow + heather purple bloom
snow purple bloom
Him initial
- Himyash
Him snow + yash glory
snow glory
- Himsen
Him snow + sen army
snow army
- Himesh
Him snow + esh master
snow master
Yuki initial
- Yukiha
Yuki snow + ha leaf
snow leaf
- Yukie
Yuki snow + e blessing
snow blessing
- Yukiyuri
Yuki snow + yuri lily
snow lily
Snae initial
- Snaehafr
Snae snow + hafr haver
snow haver
- Snaearm
Snae snow + arm limb
snow limb
- Snaevargr
Snae snow + vargr outlaw wolf
snow outlaw wolf
Eira initial
- Eira Barnacle
Eira snow + barnacle shell-clinger
snow, called the shell-clinger
- Eira Petrel
Eira snow + petrel storm bird
snow, called the storm bird
- Eira the Fierce
Eira snow + the fierce fierce
snow, called the fierce
Niv initial
- Nivalis
Niv snow + alis pertaining
snow pertaining
- Nivlacus
Niv snow + lacus lake
snow lake
- Nivfossa
Niv snow + fossa trench
snow trench
Sneachd initial
- Sneachdburn
Sneachd snow + burn stream
snow stream
- Sneachdmore
Sneachd snow + more tall
snow tall
- Sneachdroy
Sneachd snow + roy red
snow red
Snor initial
- Snorbelg
Snor snow + belg belly
snow belly
- Snorhukk
Snor snow + hukk hunch
snow hunch
- Snordolg
Snor snow + dolg mutterer
snow mutterer
nege final
- Vesperanege
Vespera evening + nege snow
evening snow
- Aureanege
Aurea golden + nege snow
golden snow
- Celeranege
Celera swift + nege snow
swift snow
Snae initial
- Snaetann
Snae snow + tann tooth
snow tooth
- Snaeklo
Snae snow + klo claw
snow claw
- Snaehorn
Snae snow + horn curved bone spike
snow curved bone spike
Eira initial
- Eiraferch
Eira snow + ferch daughter
snow daughter
- Eirafelin
Eira snow + felin mill
snow mill
- Eiraen
Eira snow + en little
snow little
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “snow”. 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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