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“claw”

10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 4 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 creatures 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, Dragon, has 2.

Dragon


Creatures

Haxor initial · goran final

  • Haxorsax

    Haxor claw + sax blade

    claw blade

  • Haxorzeth

    Haxor claw + zeth cinder

    claw cinder

  • Haxorgath

    Haxor claw + gath maw

    claw maw

  • Caelorgoran

    Caelor sky + goran claw

    sky claw

  • Malzorgoran

    Malzor bane + goran claw

    bane claw

  • Rhyzorgoran

    Rhyzor root + goran claw

    root claw

Griffin


Creatures

Ung initial · Ungula initial

  • Ungwald

    Ung claw + wald rule

    claw rule

  • Unglind

    Ung claw + lind lime shield

    claw lime shield

  • Ungsig

    Ung claw + sig victory

    claw victory

  • Ungularanda

    Ungula claw + randa shield rim

    claw shield rim

  • Ungulaebura

    Ungula claw + ebura boar

    claw boar

  • Ungulafalka

    Ungula claw + falka falcon

    claw falcon

Orc


Fantasy races

Grak initial · Dagra initial

  • Grakbuk

    Grak claw + buk belly

    claw belly

  • Grakkhan

    Grak claw + khan chief

    claw chief

  • Grakak

    Grak claw + ak axe

    claw axe

  • Dagrazul

    Dagra claw + zul curse

    claw curse

  • Dagramarg

    Dagra claw + marg edge

    claw edge

  • Dagramak

    Dagra claw + mak maker

    claw maker

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Klaz initial

  • Klazma

    Klaz claw + ma banner

    claw banner

  • Klazla

    Klaz claw + la lean

    claw lean

  • Klazka

    Klaz claw + ka watchful

    claw watchful

Gamertag


People

claw final

  • Glitchclaw

    Glitch slip + claw claw

    slip claw

  • Atomicclaw

    Atomic uncuttable + claw claw

    uncuttable claw

  • Rogueclaw

    Rogue rogue + claw claw

    rogue claw

Vampire


Creatures

klaue final

  • Dragklaue

    Drag precious + klaue claw

    precious-claw

  • Alekklaue

    Alek defender + klaue claw

    defender-claw

  • Tvorklaue

    Tvor maker + klaue claw

    maker-claw

Viking


Real world

klo final

  • Frostklo

    Frost frost + klo claw

    frost claw

  • Ornklo

    Orn eagle + klo claw

    eagle claw

  • Vindklo

    Vind wind + klo claw

    wind claw

Senses that travel together

See also

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