“spring”
37 fragments across 29 traditions carry this sense. They split 21 to 16 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. Unicorn carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Font initial · fonteine final · Fonti initial · Fontaine final
- Fontseuil
Font spring + seuil threshold
spring threshold
- Fontfer
Font spring + fer iron
spring iron
- Fontchant
Font spring + chant song
spring song
- Vivafonteine
Viva living + fonteine spring
living spring
- Mansuetafonteine
Mansueta tame + fonteine spring
tame spring
- Clarafonteine
Clara bright + fonteine spring
bright spring
- Fontirefugium
Fonti spring + refugium refuge
spring refuge
- Fonticulmen
Fonti spring + culmen summit
spring summit
- Fontiviaticum
Fonti spring + viaticum travel provision
spring travel provision
- Mervelleus Fontaine
Mervelleus wondrous + Fontaine spring
wondrous spring
- Celestien Fontaine
Celestien heavenly + Fontaine spring
heavenly spring
- Blanchet Fontaine
Blanchet the white one + Fontaine spring
the white one spring
krene final · Kreno initial
- Chionokrene
Chiono snow + krene spring
snow spring
- Photokrene
Photo light + krene spring
light spring
- Nephelokrene
Nephelo cloudy + krene spring
cloudy spring
- Krenothiasos
Kreno spring + thiasos revel band
spring revel band
- Krenogenos
Kreno spring + genos kin
spring kin
- Krenoschoinos
Kreno spring + schoinos reed bed
spring reed bed
well final · water final
- Dillwell
Dill dillweed + well spring
dillweed spring
- Falwell
Fal fallow + well spring
fallow spring
- Nimwell
Nim nimble + well spring
nimble spring
- Rafterwater
Rafter roofbeam + water spring
roofbeam spring
- Nettlewater
Nettle stinging + water spring
stinging spring
- Winterwater
Winter frostbound + water spring
frostbound spring
Puna initial · Kapuna initial
- Punanoe
Puna spring + noe misty
misty spring
- Punanohea
Puna spring + nohea handsome
handsome spring
- Punakupaa
Puna spring + kupaa steadfast
steadfast spring
- Kapunamaluhia
Kapuna spring + maluhia peaceful
the peaceful spring
- Kapunanani
Kapuna spring + nani lovely
the lovely spring
- Kapunaalohi
Kapuna spring + alohi shining
the shining spring
Haru initial · izumi final
- Haruchika
Haru spring + chika close
spring close
- Haruaki
Haru spring + aki bright
spring bright
- Haruyasu
Haru spring + yasu peace
spring peace
- Kumaizumi
Kuma bear + izumi spring
bear spring
- Nishiizumi
Nishi west + izumi spring
west spring
- Yamaizumi
Yama mountain + izumi spring
mountain spring
Vesna initial · quelle final
- Vesnahilda
Vesna spring + hilda strife
spring-strife
- Vesnafried
Vesna spring + fried protection
spring-protection
- Vesnadora
Vesna spring + dora gift
spring-gift
- Stillequelle
Stille silence + quelle spring
silence-spring
- Zamokquelle
Zamok keep + quelle spring
keep-spring
- Rotquelle
Rot red + quelle spring
red-spring
dena final
- Vaandena
Vaan long + dena spring
long spring
- Nurdena
Nur far + dena spring
far spring
- Xathdena
Xath broken + dena spring
broken spring
kelda final
- Trammkelda
Tramm trampled + kelda spring
trampled the spring
- Jokkelda
Jokk yoked + kelda spring
yoked the spring
- Tarnkelda
Tarn tamed + kelda spring
tamed the spring
Maia initial
- Maialaine
Maia spring + laine song
spring song
- Maianara
Maia spring + nara flame
spring flame
- Maiaviola
Maia spring + viola viol
spring viol
Chun initial
- Chunlu
Chun spring + lu dew
spring dew
- Chunzhi
Chun spring + zhi angelica
spring angelica
- Chunjiao
Chun spring + jiao delicate
spring delicate
well final
- Highwell
High lofty + well spring
lofty spring
- Elmwell
Elm elm tree + well spring
elm tree spring
- Ashwell
Ash ash tree + well spring
ash tree spring
Font initial
- Fontelia
Font spring + elia land
spring land
- Fontmarches
Font spring + marches borderland
spring borderland
- Fontotia
Font spring + otia region
spring region
Kel initial
- Kelmar
Kel spring + mar famous
spring famous
- Kelgrim
Kel spring + grim mask
spring mask
- Kelmir
Kel spring + mir peace
spring peace
Ver initial
- Vertree
Ver spring + tree woody plant
spring woody plant
- Verlet
Ver spring + let slight
spring slight
- Verwillow
Ver spring + willow bending bough
spring bending bough
Kelda initial
- Keldahollow
Kelda spring + hollow sunken place
spring sunken place
- Keldabracken
Kelda spring + bracken coarse frond
spring coarse frond
- Keldawind
Kelda spring + wind blowing air
spring blowing air
kell final
- Ragnkell
Ragn counsel + kell spring
counsel spring
- Unnakell
Unna love + kell spring
love spring
- Yrsakell
Yrsa wild + kell spring
wild spring
nen final
- Halnen
Hal river + nen spring
river spring
- Rynnen
Ryn oak + nen spring
oak spring
- Eilnen
Eil dream + nen spring
dream spring
Vasant initial
- Vasantbal
Vasant spring + bal strength
spring strength
- Vasantnandan
Vasant spring + nandan delighting
spring delighting
- Vasantkalyan
Vasant spring + kalyan welfare
spring welfare
Ver initial
- Verward
Ver spring + ward protected land
spring protected land
- Vercrown
Ver spring + crown crown lands
spring crown lands
- Verhall
Ver spring + hall lord's house
spring lord's house
Font initial
- Fontry
Font spring + ry estate
spring estate
- Fontmare
Font spring + mare pool
spring pool
- Fontgarde
Font spring + garde watch
spring watch
Chun initial
- Chunwol
Chun spring + wol moon
spring moon
- Chunbok
Chun spring + bok fortune
spring fortune
- Chunso
Chun spring + so luminous
spring luminous
Kelda initial
- Keldasvipa
Kelda spring + svipa whip
spring whip
- Keldatunga
Kelda spring + tunga tongue
spring tongue
- Keldalina
Kelda spring + lina rope
spring rope
well final
- Dunwell
Dun hill fort + well spring
hill fort spring
- Oldwell
Old ancient + well spring
ancient spring
- Crosswell
Cross wayside cross + well spring
wayside cross spring
Vernal initial
- Vernalrisen
Vernal spring + risen raised again
spring raised again
- Vernalcrest
Vernal spring + crest crowning tuft
spring crowning tuft
- Vernalplume
Vernal spring + plume trailing feather
spring trailing feather
well final
- Thornwell
Thorn barb + well spring
barb spring
- Brinewell
Brine bitter salt + well spring
bitter salt spring
- Coralwell
Coral reef-bloom + well spring
reef-bloom spring
well final
- Elmwell
Elm elm tree + well spring
elm tree spring
- Thornwell
Thorn thorn tree + well spring
thorn tree spring
- Crosswell
Cross wayside cross + well spring
wayside cross spring
Vell initial
- Vellulla
Vell spring + ulla wool
spring wool
- Vellhagga
Vell spring + hagga old woman
spring old woman
- Vellskulla
Vell spring + skulla skull
spring skull
Ffynnon initial
- Ffynnongastell
Ffynnon spring + gastell castle
spring castle
- Ffynnonig
Ffynnon spring + ig little
spring little
- Ffynnonlwyd
Ffynnon spring + lwyd hoary
spring hoary
gell final
- Dobgell
Dob dormouse + gell spring
dormouse spring
- Tassgell
Tass tansy + gell spring
tansy spring
- Raskgell
Rask rain + gell spring
rain spring
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “spring”. 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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