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“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

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. 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.

Viking


Real world

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

French


Real world

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

Knight


People

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

German


Real world

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

D&D


Tabletop

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

Dwarf


Fantasy races

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

Paladin


Tabletop

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

Vampire


Creatures

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

Werewolf


Creatures

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

Cat


People

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

Greek


Real world

mache final

  • Aristomache

    Aristo best + mache battle

    best battle

  • Phoibomache

    Phoibo bright + mache battle

    bright battle

  • Hippomache

    Hippo horse + mache battle

    horse battle

Griffin


Creatures

gund final

  • Clargund

    Clar bright + gund battle

    bright battle

  • Fidgund

    Fid faith + gund battle

    faith battle

  • Vindicgund

    Vindic avenging + gund battle

    avenging battle

Irish


Real world

Cath initial

  • Cathaird

    Cath battle + aird height

    battle height

  • Cathgus

    Cath battle + gus vigour

    battle vigour

  • Cathan

    Cath battle + an little

    battle little

Scottish


Real world

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

Welsh


Real world

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

See also

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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