“yew”
13 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 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, Celtic, has 3.
Eburo initial · eburos final · ebura final
- Eburocintus
Eburo yew + cintus first
yew first
- Eburoboduos
Eburo yew + boduos crow
yew crow
- Eburomorios
Eburo yew + morios sea
yew sea
- Tasgoeburos
Tasgo badger + eburos yew
badger yew
- Cintueburos
Cintu first + eburos yew
first yew
- Beloeburos
Belo bright + eburos yew
bright yew
- Tegoebura
Tego house + ebura yew
house yew
- Rituebura
Ritu ford + ebura yew
ford yew
- Ateebura
Ate renewed + ebura yew
renewed yew
Yr initial · Yri initial
- Yrtir
Yr yew + tir watch
yew watch
- Yrlume
Yr yew + lume light
yew light
- Yrdan
Yr yew + dan friend
yew friend
- Yrithil
Yri yew + thil gleam
yew gleam
- Yrivel
Yri yew + vel gentle
yew gentle
- Yrilien
Yri yew + lien bloom
yew bloom
Yr initial · Iva initial
- Yrmarrow
Yr yew + marrow bone pith
yew bone pith
- Yrmund
Yr yew + mund protector
yew protector
- Yrchase
Yr yew + chase pursuit
yew pursuit
- Ivamane
Iva yew + mane neck hair
yew neck hair
- Ivawing
Iva yew + wing flight limb
yew flight limb
- Ivafang
Iva yew + fang seizing tooth
yew seizing tooth
Yr initial
- Yrgrim
Yr yew + grim mask
yew mask
- Yrhart
Yr yew + hart stag
yew stag
- Yrsten
Yr yew + sten hard
yew hard
Yv initial
- Yvbald
Yv yew + bald bold
yew bold
- Yvram
Yv yew + ram raven
yew raven
- Yvbert
Yv yew + bert bright
yew bright
nure final
- Lochnure
Loch lake + nure yew
lake yew
- Lacknure
Lack flagstone + nure yew
flagstone yew
- Tullynure
Tully hillock + nure yew
hillock yew
Yr initial
- Yrfjord
Yr yew + fjord inlet
yew inlet
- Yrkeep
Yr yew + keep castle
yew castle
- Yrhaven
Yr yew + haven harbour
yew harbour
Yvette initial
- Yvette Seadog
Yvette yew + seadog sea dog
yew, called the sea dog
- Yvette Ironjaw
Yvette yew + ironjaw iron jaw
yew, called the iron jaw
- Yvette Goldheart
Yvette yew + goldheart gold heart
yew, called the gold heart
Tisa initial
- Tisain
Tisa yew + in of
yew-of
- Tisabrunn
Tisa yew + brunn well
yew-well
- Tisaquelle
Tisa yew + quelle spring
yew-spring
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “yew”. 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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