“wood”
24 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. They split 14 to 10 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 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, Unicorn, has 3.
Silv initial · bois final · Silva initial
- Silvsel
Silv wood + sel salt
wood salt
- Silvfermail
Silv wood + fermail clasp
wood clasp
- Silvchief
Silv wood + chief head
wood head
- Nivbois
Niv snowy + bois wood
snowy wood
- Tacitbois
Tacit unspoken + bois wood
unspoken wood
- Remedbois
Remed remedy + bois wood
remedy wood
- Silvasemence
Silva wood + semence seed
wood seed
- Silvabranche
Silva wood + branche branch
wood branch
- Silvaombre
Silva wood + ombre shade
wood shade
wold final · wolda final
- Staggwold
Stagg stood against + wold wood
stood against the wood
- Snarrwold
Snarr snarled + wold wood
snarled the wood
- Krukwold
Kruk bent + wold wood
bent the wood
- Ulfawolda
Ulfa howled + wolda wood
howled the wood
- Slammawolda
Slamma flattened + wolda wood
flattened the wood
- Kremawolda
Krema crushed + wolda wood
crushed the wood
Ros initial · coill final
- Rosower
Ros wood + ower sallow
wood sallow
- Roschad
Ros wood + chad war
wood war
- Rosgow
Ros wood + gow smith
wood smith
- Muckcoill
Muck pig + coill wood
pig wood
- Gortcoill
Gort tilled field + coill wood
tilled field wood
- Sruthcoill
Sruth stream + coill wood
stream wood
vid final · Tre initial
- Vigvid
Vig battle + vid wood
battle wood
- Folkvid
Folk host + vid wood
host wood
- Ascvid
Asc aesir god + vid wood
aesir god wood
- Treblod
Tre wood + blod blood
wood blood
- Treskip
Tre wood + skip ship
wood ship
- Trekinn
Tre wood + kinn cheek
wood cheek
Coill initial
- Coillbrugh
Coill wood + brugh fairy dwelling
wood fairy dwelling
- Coillfeasa
Coill wood + feasa hidden knowledge
wood hidden knowledge
- Coillduibhe
Coill wood + duibhe blackness
wood blackness
Silvia initial
- Silvialin
Silvia wood + lin melody
wood melody
- Silviagale
Silvia wood + gale wind
wood wind
- Silviasienne
Silvia wood + sienne amber
wood amber
Bois initial
- Boisroche
Bois wood + roche rock
wood rock
- Boishogue
Bois wood + hogue norse mound
wood norse mound
- Boisbec
Bois wood + bec norse stream
wood norse stream
Vidu initial
- Vidunemeton
Vidu wood + nemeton sanctuary
wood sanctuary
- Vidulindon
Vidu wood + lindon pool
wood pool
- Vidumagus
Vidu wood + magus market field
wood market field
holt final
- Duskholt
Dusk day's end + holt wood
day's end wood
- Hollowholt
Hollow sunken place + holt wood
sunken place wood
- Elmholt
Elm shade tree + holt wood
shade tree wood
coed final
- Sarncoed
Sarn causeway + coed wood
causeway wood
- Ithcoed
Ith corn + coed wood
corn wood
- Caircoed
Cair stone + coed wood
stone wood
Bois initial
- Boispré
Bois wood + pré meadow
wood meadow
- Boismaison
Bois wood + maison house
wood house
- Boisclerc
Bois wood + clerc clerk
wood clerk
Holz initial
- Holzhaus
Holz wood + haus house
wood house
- Holzberg
Holz wood + berg mountain
wood mountain
- Holzbrunn
Holz wood + brunn well
wood well
holt final
- Hravaldholt
Hravald high ridge + holt wood
high ridge wood
- Vorndalholt
Vorndal horizon + holt wood
horizon wood
- Stalvarholt
Stalvar steel + holt wood
steel wood
Holt initial
- Holtsunu
Holt wood + sunu son
wood son
- Holtwynn
Holt wood + wynn joy
wood joy
- Holtgrim
Holt wood + grim mask
wood mask
Bois initial
- Boisville
Bois wood + ville town
wood town
- Boisancourt
Bois wood + ancourt farmstead
wood farmstead
- Boisvaux
Bois wood + vaux vales
wood vales
wold final
- Albiwold
Albi white + wold wood
white wood
- Sanctiwold
Sancti holy + wold wood
holy wood
- Servawold
Serva service + wold wood
service wood
Coill initial
- Coillrig
Coill wood + rig furrow
wood furrow
- Coillay
Coill wood + ay isle
wood isle
- Coillock
Coill wood + ock tiny
wood tiny
les final
- Zamokles
Zamok keep + les wood
keep-wood
- Vetrles
Vetr wind + les wood
wind-wood
- Dunkelles
Dunkel gloom + les wood
gloom-wood
Coed initial
- Coedfryn
Coed wood + fryn knoll
wood knoll
- Coedbren
Coed wood + bren king
wood king
- Coeddref
Coed wood + dref steading
wood steading
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “wood”. 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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