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“bound”

10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 6 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 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, Barbarian, has 2.

Barbarian


Tabletop

Jarn initial · Jarna initial

  • Jarnsorg

    Jarn bound + sorg sorrow

    bound the sorrow

  • Jarnurd

    Jarn bound + urd fate

    bound the fate

  • Jarnogg

    Jarn bound + ogg ox

    bound the ox

  • Jarnahrimma

    Jarna bound + hrimma frost

    bound the frost

  • Jarnatrolla

    Jarna bound + trolla hill brute

    bound the hill brute

  • Jarnanorda

    Jarna bound + norda north

    bound the north

Drow


Fantasy races

urzen final · urzza final

  • Eszturzen

    Eszt thirdborn + urzen bound

    thirdborn bound

  • Ghylurzen

    Ghyl gloom + urzen bound

    gloom bound

  • Torzzurzen

    Torzz tunnel + urzen bound

    tunnel bound

  • Hylzurzza

    Hylz hunger + urzza bound

    hunger bound

  • Jyzzurzza

    Jyzz jealous + urzza bound

    jealous bound

  • Dryszurzza

    Drysz brooding + urzza bound

    brooding bound

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

dul final

  • Urthdul

    Urth snarl + dul bound

    snarl bound

  • Marthdul

    Marth march + dul bound

    march bound

  • Nothdul

    Noth night + dul bound

    night bound

Guild


Objects

The Bound initial

  • The Bound Sisterhood

    The Bound bound + sisterhood band of sisters

    bound band of sisters

  • The Bound Ravens

    The Bound bound + ravens croaking birds

    bound croaking birds

  • The Bound Assembly

    The Bound bound + assembly gathered company

    bound gathered company

Lich


Creatures

Vincto initial

  • Vinctosator

    Vincto bound + sator sower

    bound sower

  • Vinctoapex

    Vincto bound + apex tip

    bound tip

  • Vinctofossor

    Vincto bound + fossor grave-digger

    bound grave-digger

Paladin


Tabletop

lis final

  • Firmalis

    Firma firm + lis bound

    firm bound

  • Vigilis

    Vigi vigil + lis bound

    vigil bound

  • Terralis

    Terra earth + lis bound

    earth bound

Tiefling


Fantasy races

alis final

  • Severalis

    Sever severed + alis bound

    severed bound

  • Tacenalis

    Tacen silent + alis bound

    silent bound

  • Aceralis

    Acer keen + alis bound

    keen bound

Wizard


People

ic final

  • Talic

    Tal talisman + ic bound

    talisman bound

  • Ascic

    Asc ash + ic bound

    ash bound

  • Uric

    Ur first + ic bound

    first bound

Senses that travel together

See also

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