“stronghold”
16 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 7 different families, from real world 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, Castle, has 2.
bury final · fort final
- Yewbury
Yew bow timber + bury stronghold
bow timber stronghold
- Nessbury
Ness headland + bury stronghold
headland stronghold
- Seabury
Sea open water + bury stronghold
open water stronghold
- Clairfort
Clair bright + fort stronghold
bright stronghold
- Boisfort
Bois wood + fort stronghold
wood stronghold
- Neuffort
Neuf new + fort stronghold
new stronghold
garde final · hold final
- Daingarde
Dain proud + garde stronghold
proud stronghold
- Dungarde
Dun hill + garde stronghold
hill stronghold
- Jargarde
Jar earl + garde stronghold
earl stronghold
- Frosthold
Frost biting cold + hold stronghold
biting cold stronghold
- Gilhold
Gil gilded + hold stronghold
gilded stronghold
- Wyrhold
Wyr fate + hold stronghold
fate stronghold
Duno initial
- Dunotritos
Duno stronghold + tritos third
stronghold third
- Dunobannos
Duno stronghold + bannos peak
stronghold peak
- Dunosegos
Duno stronghold + segos victory
stronghold victory
ulvaen final
- Vorzulvaen
Vorz cold + ulvaen stronghold
cold stronghold
- Rhazulvaen
Rhaz thorn + ulvaen stronghold
thorn stronghold
- Urzzulvaen
Urzz stone + ulvaen stronghold
stone stronghold
hold final
- Harehold
Hare grey runner + hold stronghold
grey runner stronghold
- Rainhold
Rain falling water + hold stronghold
falling water stronghold
- Sedgehold
Sedge sword grass + hold stronghold
sword grass stronghold
fort final
- Saintfort
Saint holy + fort stronghold
holy stronghold
- Bonfort
Bon good + fort stronghold
good stronghold
- Lafort
La the + fort stronghold
the stronghold
burh final
- Frithburh
Frith peace + burh stronghold
peace stronghold
- Baldburh
Bald bold + burh stronghold
bold stronghold
- Hildburh
Hild battle + burh stronghold
battle stronghold
fort final
- Rochefort
Roche rock + fort stronghold
rock stronghold
- Lacfort
Lac lake + fort stronghold
lake stronghold
- Vaufort
Vau vale + fort stronghold
vale stronghold
Borg initial
- Borgthang
Borg stronghold + thang kelp
stronghold kelp
- Borglik
Borg stronghold + lik corpse
stronghold corpse
- Borgbein
Borg stronghold + bein bone
stronghold bone
fort final
- Vigifort
Vigi watchful + fort stronghold
watchful stronghold
- Nobifort
Nobi noble + fort stronghold
noble stronghold
- Purofort
Puro pure + fort stronghold
pure stronghold
borga final
- Stonborga
Ston stone + borga stronghold
stone stronghold
- Bramborga
Bram bramble + borga stronghold
bramble stronghold
- Frostborga
Frost biting cold + borga stronghold
biting cold stronghold
grod final
- Blaugrod
Blau blue + grod stronghold
blue-stronghold
- Dealgrod
Deal hill + grod stronghold
hill-stronghold
- Dolinagrod
Dolina valley + grod stronghold
valley-stronghold
hold final
- Bramblehold
Bramble thorn thicket + hold stronghold
thorn thicket stronghold
- Rowanhold
Rowan mountain ash + hold stronghold
mountain ash stronghold
- Willowhold
Willow supple tree + hold stronghold
supple tree stronghold
gaer final
- Tongaer
Ton wave + gaer stronghold
wave stronghold
- Rhigaer
Rhi ruler + gaer stronghold
ruler stronghold
- Ynysgaer
Ynys island + gaer stronghold
island stronghold
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “stronghold”. 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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