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“sunken ground”

10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from fantasy races 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, Goblin, has 1.

Goblin


Fantasy races

hollow final

  • Ditchhollow

    Ditch dug trench + hollow sunken ground

    dug trench sunken ground

  • Sackhollow

    Sack coarse bag + hollow sunken ground

    coarse bag sunken ground

  • Slophollow

    Slop spilled swill + hollow sunken ground

    spilled swill sunken ground

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

hollow final

  • Marlhollow

    Marl clay soil + hollow sunken ground

    sunken ground by the clay soil

  • Sorrelhollow

    Sorrel sour herb + hollow sunken ground

    sunken ground by the sour herb

  • Yarrowhollow

    Yarrow wound herb + hollow sunken ground

    sunken ground by the wound herb

Horse


People

hollow final

  • Millhollow

    Mill grinding house + hollow sunken ground

    grinding house sunken ground

  • Larkhollow

    Lark singing bird + hollow sunken ground

    singing bird sunken ground

  • Oakhollow

    Oak oak tree + hollow sunken ground

    oak tree sunken ground

Necromancer


Tabletop

Hollow initial

  • Hollowrime

    Hollow sunken ground + rime frost crust

    sunken ground frost crust

  • Hollowfrost

    Hollow sunken ground + frost hoar ice

    sunken ground hoar ice

  • Hollowsleep

    Hollow sunken ground + sleep deep slumber

    sunken ground deep slumber

Nickname


People

hollow final

  • Kilnhollow

    Kiln baking oven + hollow sunken ground

    baking oven sunken ground

  • Stonehollow

    Stone solid rock + hollow sunken ground

    solid rock sunken ground

  • Netherhollow

    Nether lower + hollow sunken ground

    lower sunken ground

Ranger


Tabletop

Hollow initial

  • Hollowchase

    Hollow sunken ground + chase long pursuit

    long pursuit in the sunken ground

  • Hollowstep

    Hollow sunken ground + step a footfall

    a footfall in the sunken ground

  • Hollowstalk

    Hollow sunken ground + stalk quiet approach

    quiet approach in the sunken ground

Village


Objects

Hollow final

  • Sub Hollow

    Sub latin for under + Hollow sunken ground

    latin for under sunken ground

  • Ultra Hollow

    Ultra latin for beyond + Hollow sunken ground

    latin for beyond sunken ground

  • Beside Hollow

    Beside alongside + Hollow sunken ground

    alongside sunken ground

hollow final

  • Frosthollow

    Frost frozen dew + hollow sunken ground

    frozen dew sunken ground

  • Stonehollow

    Stone solid rock + hollow sunken ground

    solid rock sunken ground

  • Heatherhollow

    Heather moorland shrub + hollow sunken ground

    moorland shrub sunken ground

Witch


People

hollow final

  • Quickhollow

    Quick rowan + hollow sunken ground

    rowan sunken ground

  • Owlhollow

    Owl hooting bird + hollow sunken ground

    hooting bird sunken ground

  • Pealhollow

    Peal bell summons + hollow sunken ground

    bell summons sunken ground

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

hollow final

  • Wanehollow

    Wane fading light + hollow sunken ground

    fading light sunken ground

  • Spillhollow

    Spill overflow + hollow sunken ground

    overflow sunken ground

  • Ebbhollow

    Ebb falling water + hollow sunken ground

    falling water sunken ground

Senses that travel together

See also

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