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“blade”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from fantasy races 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, Drow, has 3.

Drow


Fantasy races

Kalz initial · azza final · Kolz initial

  • Kalzulvir

    Kalz blade + ulvir deep

    blade deep

  • Kalzondris

    Kalz blade + ondris dutiful

    blade dutiful

  • Kalzirrys

    Kalz blade + irrys displeasing

    blade displeasing

  • Ghazazza

    Ghaz judgment + azza blade

    judgment blade

  • Yllzazza

    Yllz pale + azza blade

    pale blade

  • Heszazza

    Hesz punishment + azza blade

    punishment blade

  • Kolzulvaen

    Kolz blade + ulvaen stronghold

    blade stronghold

  • Kolzzaeth

    Kolz blade + zzaeth hall

    blade hall

  • Kolzavrynn

    Kolz blade + avrynn ascendant

    blade ascendant

Demon


Creatures

ax final

  • Morvax

    Morv murder + ax blade

    murder of the blade

  • Rhozax

    Rhoz ravage + ax blade

    ravage of the blade

  • Orthax

    Orth order + ax blade

    order of the blade

D&D


Tabletop

blade final

  • Frostblade

    Frost frost + blade blade

    frost blade

  • Hawkblade

    Hawk hawk + blade blade

    hawk blade

  • Hillblade

    Hill hill + blade blade

    hill blade

Dragon


Creatures

sax final

  • Azrixsax

    Azrix venom + sax blade

    venom blade

  • Ygraxsax

    Ygrax world + sax blade

    world blade

  • Vaxossax

    Vaxos king + sax blade

    king blade

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Kal initial

  • Kallakha

    Kal blade + lakha lithe

    blade lithe

  • Kalzra

    Kal blade + zra swift

    blade swift

  • Kalkra

    Kal blade + kra crowned

    blade crowned

Dwarf


Fantasy races

ak final

  • Bjarnak

    Bjarn bear + ak blade

    bear blade

  • Drangak

    Drang toil + ak blade

    toil blade

  • Regnak

    Regn rain + ak blade

    rain blade

Elf


Fantasy races

blade final

  • Leafblade

    Leaf leaf + blade blade

    leaf blade

  • Brightblade

    Bright bright + blade blade

    bright blade

  • Mistblade

    Mist mist + blade blade

    mist blade

Paladin


Tabletop

blade final

  • Brightblade

    Bright bright + blade blade

    bright blade

  • Dawnblade

    Dawn dawn + blade blade

    dawn blade

  • Watchblade

    Watch watch + blade blade

    watch blade

Vampire


Creatures

klinge final

  • Rosaklinge

    Rosa rose + klinge blade

    rose-blade

  • Belaklinge

    Bela white + klinge blade

    white-blade

  • Helgaklinge

    Helga holy + klinge blade

    holy-blade

Viking


Real world

Sax initial

  • Saxolf

    Sax blade + olf wolf

    blade wolf

  • Saxulfr

    Sax blade + ulfr wolf

    blade wolf

  • Saxormr

    Sax blade + ormr serpent

    blade serpent

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “blade”. 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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