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“chill”

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

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Drow, has 2.

Drow


Fantasy races

Bryz initial · ezzith final

  • Bryzyssar

    Bryz chill + yssar obedient

    chill obedient

  • Bryzekthyl

    Bryz chill + ekthyl cut short

    chill cut short

  • Bryzolvyn

    Bryz chill + olvyn mute

    chill mute

  • Xelthezzith

    Xelth sunless + ezzith chill

    sunless chill

  • Shulzezzith

    Shulz shale + ezzith chill

    shale chill

  • Dwyzezzith

    Dwyz forked + ezzith chill

    forked chill

Giant


Creatures

kaldr final · iska final

  • Glacirkaldr

    Glacir glacier + kaldr chill

    glacier chill

  • Skalvorkaldr

    Skalvor snow plain + kaldr chill

    snow plain chill

  • Snaevalkaldr

    Snaeval snow peak + kaldr chill

    snow peak chill

  • Mornveliska

    Mornvel moraine + iska chill

    moraine chill

  • Draviliska

    Dravil chasm + iska chill

    chasm chill

  • Jorveliska

    Jorvel bedrock + iska chill

    bedrock chill

Lich


Creatures

Algido initial · Algida initial

  • Algidocodex

    Algido chill + codex tablet book

    chill tablet book

  • Algidofornax

    Algido chill + fornax furnace

    chill furnace

  • Algidomessor

    Algido chill + messor reaper

    chill reaper

  • Algidamonitrix

    Algida chill + monitrix warner

    chill warner

  • Algidamatrix

    Algida chill + matrix source

    chill source

  • Algidacella

    Algida chill + cella small chamber

    chill small chamber

Necromancer


Tabletop

Calde initial · Caldra initial

  • Caldevesper

    Calde chill + vesper evensong

    chill evensong

  • Caldehush

    Calde chill + hush sudden quiet

    chill sudden quiet

  • Caldegloom

    Calde chill + gloom dim twilight

    chill dim twilight

  • Caldranocte

    Caldra chill + nocte midnight

    chill midnight

  • Caldrasolva

    Caldra chill + solva loosening

    chill loosening

  • Caldrasenna

    Caldra chill + senna sleep

    chill sleep

Banshee


Creatures

fuachta final

  • Duibhrefuachta

    Duibhre darkness + fuachta chill

    darkness chill

  • Taisefuachta

    Taise damp + fuachta chill

    damp chill

  • Aosfuachta

    Aos folk + fuachta chill

    folk chill

Minotaur


Creatures

Psychro initial

  • Psychrothyroma

    Psychro chill + thyroma doorway

    chill doorway

  • Psychrodiodos

    Psychro chill + diodos passage

    chill passage

  • Psychroklima

    Psychro chill + klima slope

    chill slope

Vampire


Creatures

Stud initial

  • Studvich

    Stud chill + vich son

    chill-son

  • Studhall

    Stud chill + hall great room

    chill-great room

  • Studvoda

    Stud chill + voda water

    chill-water

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

Cold initial

  • Coldvine

    Cold chill + vine climbing stem

    chill climbing stem

  • Coldroot

    Cold chill + root buried stock

    chill buried stock

  • Coldbark

    Cold chill + bark rough skin

    chill rough skin

Senses that travel together

See also

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