“bear”
26 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 21 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 7 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, D&D, has 2.
Ber initial · Bear initial
- Berthas
Ber bear + thas oath
bear oath
- Berthorn
Ber bear + thorn thorn
bear thorn
- Bermek
Ber bear + mek hammer
bear hammer
- Bearspear
Bear bear + spear spear
bear spear
- Bearmantle
Bear bear + mantle mantle
bear mantle
- Bearhammer
Bear bear + hammer hammer
bear hammer
Bera initial · Bjarn initial
- Beramalm
Bera bear + malm metal
bear metal
- Berasaga
Bera bear + saga tale
bear tale
- Beraborg
Bera bear + borg fortress
bear fortress
- Bjarnmid
Bjarn bear + mid middle
bear middle
- Bjarntorn
Bjarn bear + torn tower
bear tower
- Bjarnstein
Bjarn bear + stein stone
bear stone
Ber initial · Bern initial
- Berbaud
Ber bear + baud bold
bear bold
- Berbault
Ber bear + bault bold
bear bold
- Berin
Ber bear + in little
bear little
- Bernelin
Bern bear + elin little
bear little
- Bernaume
Bern bear + aume helmet
bear helmet
- Berninet
Bern bear + inet little
bear little
Ber initial · bern final
- Bermund
Ber bear + mund protection
bear protection
- Berrich
Ber bear + rich ruler
bear ruler
- Bermann
Ber bear + mann man
bear man
- Rambern
Ram raven + bern bear
raven bear
- Manbern
Man man + bern bear
man bear
- Wolfbern
Wolf wolf + bern bear
wolf bear
bern final · berna final
- Castelbern
Castel fortress + bern bear
fortress bear
- Celerbern
Celer swift + bern bear
swift bear
- Rostrobern
Rostro beak + bern bear
beak bear
- Ventiaberna
Ventia wind + berna bear
wind bear
- Aquilaberna
Aquila eagle + berna bear
eagle bear
- Pennaberna
Penna feather + berna bear
feather bear
Ber initial · Bern initial
- Berulf
Ber bear + ulf wolf
bear wolf
- Berbern
Ber bear + bern bear
bear bear
- Berbald
Ber bear + bald bold
bear bold
- Bernmer
Bern bear + mer famous
bear famous
- Bernrod
Bern bear + rod fame
bear fame
- Bernwig
Bern bear + wig battle
bear battle
Arctic initial
- Arctic Cathedrals
Arctic bear + cathedrals bishops' seats
bear bishops' seats
- Arctic Typewriters
Arctic bear + typewriters typewriters
bear typewriters
- Arctic Sons
Arctic bear + sons sons
bear sons
bern final
- Saltbern
Salt salt + bern bear
salt bear
- Ashbern
Ash fire dust + bern bear
fire dust bear
- Nutmegbern
Nutmeg musky nut + bern bear
musky nut bear
Urs initial
- Ursulia
Urs bear + ulia land
bear land
- Ursana
Urs bear + ana land
bear land
- Ursobia
Urs bear + obia territory
bear territory
Urs initial
- Ursdoe
Urs bear + doe deer
bear deer
- Urssky
Urs bear + sky cloud
bear cloud
- Ursie
Urs bear + ie dear
bear dear
Art initial
- Artgal
Art bear + gal valour
bear valour
- Artroe
Art bear + roe russet
bear russet
- Artall
Art bear + all mighty
bear mighty
Kuma initial
- Kumaue
Kuma bear + ue above
bear above
- Kumabayashi
Kuma bear + bayashi grove
bear grove
- Kumata
Kuma bear + ta rice field
bear rice field
bern final
- Magnibern
Magni great + bern bear
great bear
- Gratibern
Grati grace + bern bear
grace bear
- Verobern
Vero true + bern bear
true bear
Bjorn initial
- Bjorn Seabones
Bjorn bear + seabones sea bones
bear, called the sea bones
- Bjorn the Younger
Bjorn bear + the younger younger
bear, called the younger
- Bjorn Saltbeard
Bjorn bear + saltbeard salt beard
bear, called the salt beard
Art initial
- Artvald
Art bear + vald ruler
bear ruler
- Artled
Art bear + led traveller
bear traveller
- Artreoch
Art bear + reoch brindled
bear brindled
Arctic initial
- Arctic Conqueror
Arctic bear + conqueror conqueror
bear conqueror
- Arctic Sentinel
Arctic bear + sentinel sentinel
bear sentinel
- Arctic Venture
Arctic bear + venture venture
bear venture
Ursa initial
- Ursazimna
Ursa bear + zimna cold
bear-cold
- Ursaseele
Ursa bear + seele soul
bear-soul
- Ursalune
Ursa bear + lune moon
bear-moon
Bjorn initial
- Bjornvald
Bjorn bear + vald ruler
bear ruler
- Bjornvard
Bjorn bear + vard guardian
bear guardian
- Bjornthor
Bjorn bear + thor thunder
bear thunder
Arth initial
- Arthgwm
Arth bear + gwm hollow
bear hollow
- Arthwyn
Arth bear + wyn white
bear white
- Arthfelin
Arth bear + felin mill
bear mill
Bjorn initial
- Bjornstride
Bjorn bear + stride long step
bear long step
- Bjornhound
Bjorn bear + hound hunting dog
bear hunting dog
- Bjornfang
Bjorn bear + fang seizing tooth
bear seizing tooth
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “bear”. 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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