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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Unicorn


Creatures

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

Barbarian


Tabletop

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

Irish


Real world

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

Viking


Real world

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

Banshee


Creatures

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

Bard


Tabletop

Silvia initial

  • Silvialin

    Silvia wood + lin melody

    wood melody

  • Silviagale

    Silvia wood + gale wind

    wood wind

  • Silviasienne

    Silvia wood + sienne amber

    wood amber

Castle


Objects

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

Celtic


Real world

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

D&D


Tabletop

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

Druid


Tabletop

coed final

  • Sarncoed

    Sarn causeway + coed wood

    causeway wood

  • Ithcoed

    Ith corn + coed wood

    corn wood

  • Caircoed

    Cair stone + coed wood

    stone wood

French


Real world

Bois initial

  • Boispré

    Bois wood + pré meadow

    wood meadow

  • Boismaison

    Bois wood + maison house

    wood house

  • Boisclerc

    Bois wood + clerc clerk

    wood clerk

German


Real world

Holz initial

  • Holzhaus

    Holz wood + haus house

    wood house

  • Holzberg

    Holz wood + berg mountain

    wood mountain

  • Holzbrunn

    Holz wood + brunn well

    wood well

Giant


Creatures

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

Human


People

Holt initial

  • Holtsunu

    Holt wood + sunu son

    wood son

  • Holtwynn

    Holt wood + wynn joy

    wood joy

  • Holtgrim

    Holt wood + grim mask

    wood mask

Knight


People

Bois initial

  • Boisville

    Bois wood + ville town

    wood town

  • Boisancourt

    Bois wood + ancourt farmstead

    wood farmstead

  • Boisvaux

    Bois wood + vaux vales

    wood vales

Paladin


Tabletop

wold final

  • Albiwold

    Albi white + wold wood

    white wood

  • Sanctiwold

    Sancti holy + wold wood

    holy wood

  • Servawold

    Serva service + wold wood

    service wood

Scottish


Real world

Coill initial

  • Coillrig

    Coill wood + rig furrow

    wood furrow

  • Coillay

    Coill wood + ay isle

    wood isle

  • Coillock

    Coill wood + ock tiny

    wood tiny

Vampire


Creatures

les final

  • Zamokles

    Zamok keep + les wood

    keep-wood

  • Vetrles

    Vetr wind + les wood

    wind-wood

  • Dunkelles

    Dunkel gloom + les wood

    gloom-wood

Welsh


Real world

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

See also

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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