“battle”
45 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 17 to 28 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. Viking carries the most, with 10 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Bod initial · Gunn initial · Vig initial · Gun initial · Hild initial · gunna final · gunnr final · hilda final · hilde final · hildr final
- Bodfastr
Bod battle + fastr firm
battle firm
- Bodvid
Bod battle + vid wood
battle wood
- Bodvin
Bod battle + vin friend
battle friend
- Gunnfrid
Gunn battle + frid peace
battle peace
- Gunnvald
Gunn battle + vald ruler
battle ruler
- Gunnbjorn
Gunn battle + bjorn bear
battle bear
- Vigberg
Vig battle + berg help
battle help
- Viggrimr
Vig battle + grimr mask
battle mask
- Viggard
Vig battle + gard enclosure
battle enclosure
- Gungunna
Gun battle + gunna battle
battle battle
- Gunhildr
Gun battle + hildr battle
battle battle
- Gunmunda
Gun battle + munda protection
battle protection
Hild initial · Bath initial · hilde final · ilde final · ile final · ille final · vige final · wige final
- Hildelin
Hild battle + elin little
battle little
- Hildfroy
Hild battle + froy peace
battle peace
- Hildard
Hild battle + ard hardy
battle hardy
- Bathmonde
Bath battle + monde protection
battle protection
- Bathtrude
Bath battle + trude strength
battle strength
- Bathmande
Bath battle + mande man
battle man
- Justhilde
Just just + hilde battle
just battle
- Gauhilde
Gau rule + hilde battle
rule battle
- Benhilde
Ben blessed + hilde battle
blessed battle
- Edilde
Ed wealth + ilde battle
wealth battle
- Felilde
Fel fortunate + ilde battle
fortunate battle
- Odilde
Od wealth + ilde battle
wealth battle
Hild initial · Wig initial · hilde final · gonde final · hilda final · ilda final
- Hildfroy
Hild battle + froy peace
battle peace
- Hildmond
Hild battle + mond protection
battle protection
- Hildgier
Hild battle + gier spear
battle spear
- Wiget
Wig battle + et little
battle little
- Wigher
Wig battle + her army
battle army
- Wigaume
Wig battle + aume helmet
battle helmet
- Belhilde
Bel fair + hilde battle
fair battle
- Evhilde
Ev life + hilde battle
life battle
- Adelhilde
Adel noble + hilde battle
noble battle
- Amagonde
Ama beloved + gonde battle
beloved battle
- Johgonde
Joh grace + gonde battle
grace battle
- Hildgonde
Hild battle + gonde battle
battle battle
Hild initial · wig final · hilde final · hildis final · hilt final
- Hildwin
Hild battle + win friend
battle friend
- Hildtrud
Hild battle + trud strength
battle strength
- Hildhug
Hild battle + hug mind
battle mind
- Otwig
Ot wealth + wig battle
wealth battle
- Hildwig
Hild battle + wig battle
battle battle
- Wartwig
Wart guard + wig battle
guard battle
- Blidhilde
Blid joyful + hilde battle
joyful battle
- Wernhilde
Wern protector + hilde battle
protector battle
- Rodhilde
Rod glory + hilde battle
glory battle
- Sieghildis
Sieg victory + hildis battle
victory battle
- Wolfhildis
Wolf wolf + hildis battle
wolf battle
- Albhildis
Alb elf + hildis battle
elf battle
Cad initial · hild final
- Cadloth
Cad battle + loth host
battle host
- Cadmar
Cad battle + mar famous
battle famous
- Cadveth
Cad battle + veth sworn
battle sworn
- Othhild
Oth bold + hild battle
bold battle
- Talhild
Tal tall + hild battle
tall battle
- Quenhild
Quen song + hild battle
song battle
hild final · Hilda initial
- Varhild
Var watch + hild battle
watch battle
- Holhild
Hol hollow + hild battle
hollow battle
- Torghild
Torg tower + hild battle
tower battle
- Hildahorn
Hilda battle + horn horn
battle horn
- Hildamund
Hilda battle + mund protector
battle protector
- Hildadala
Hilda battle + dala vale
battle vale
hild final · hilda final
- Caelehild
Caele heaven + hild battle
heaven battle
- Virtuhild
Virtu virtue + hild battle
virtue battle
- Benehild
Bene good + hild battle
good battle
- Bellahilda
Bella fair + hilda battle
fair battle
- Candahilda
Canda shining + hilda battle
shining battle
- Terehilda
Tere tender + hilda battle
tender battle
Bor initial · borna final
- Boraru
Bor battle + aru craftsman
battle-craftsman
- Borev
Bor battle + ev lineage
battle-lineage
- Borthal
Bor battle + thal valley
battle-valley
- Milenaborna
Milena gracious + borna battle
gracious-battle
- Terezaborna
Tereza harvester + borna battle
harvester-battle
- Radaborna
Rada joy + borna battle
joy-battle
Gunn initial · hild final
- Gunnmarrow
Gunn battle + marrow bone pith
battle bone pith
- Gunnmuzzle
Gunn battle + muzzle snout
battle snout
- Gunnwrath
Gunn battle + wrath twisted anger
battle twisted anger
- Fennhild
Fenn fen + hild battle
fen battle
- Rowanhild
Rowan red berry tree + hild battle
red berry tree battle
- Ashhild
Ash ash tree + hild battle
ash tree battle
hild final
- Wisphild
Wisp handful of hay + hild battle
handful of hay battle
- Marlhild
Marl marbled + hild battle
marbled battle
- Winterhild
Winter wet season + hild battle
wet season battle
mache final
- Aristomache
Aristo best + mache battle
best battle
- Phoibomache
Phoibo bright + mache battle
bright battle
- Hippomache
Hippo horse + mache battle
horse battle
gund final
- Clargund
Clar bright + gund battle
bright battle
- Fidgund
Fid faith + gund battle
faith battle
- Vindicgund
Vindic avenging + gund battle
avenging battle
Cath initial
- Cathaird
Cath battle + aird height
battle height
- Cathgus
Cath battle + gus vigour
battle vigour
- Cathan
Cath battle + an little
battle little
Cath initial
- Cathhaugh
Cath battle + haugh river meadow
battle river meadow
- Cathshaw
Cath battle + shaw copse
battle copse
- Cathgill
Cath battle + gill ravine
battle ravine
Cad initial
- Caddol
Cad battle + ddol dale
battle dale
- Cadwyllt
Cad battle + wyllt wild
battle wild
- Cadgarth
Cad battle + garth ridge
battle ridge
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “battle”. 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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