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“cold”

26 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them open a name against 7 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Drow carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Drow


Fantasy races

Zilv initial · ezzyn final · Selz initial · ezza final · Vorz initial

  • Zilvesstri

    Zilv cold + esstri pledged

    cold pledged

  • Zilvaszir

    Zilv cold + aszir knife hand

    cold knife hand

  • Zilvondris

    Zilv cold + ondris dutiful

    cold dutiful

  • Druszezzyn

    Drusz dust + ezzyn cold

    dust cold

  • Vrysezzyn

    Vrys cunning + ezzyn cold

    cunning cold

  • Szarezzyn

    Szar dark + ezzyn cold

    dark cold

  • Selzethra

    Selz cold + ethra trained

    cold trained

  • Selzendra

    Selz cold + endra of the house

    cold of the house

  • Selzomryth

    Selz cold + omryth counted

    cold counted

  • Rylzezza

    Rylz poison + ezza cold

    poison cold

  • Xalzezza

    Xalz dark + ezza cold

    dark cold

  • Ryssezza

    Ryss silk + ezza cold

    silk cold

Vampire


Creatures

Kalt initial · zimna final · Kalten initial

  • Kaltwinter

    Kalt cold + winter winter

    cold-winter

  • Kaltheim

    Kalt cold + heim home

    cold-home

  • Kaltstein

    Kalt cold + stein stone

    cold-stone

  • Domnizimna

    Domni lady + zimna cold

    lady-cold

  • Vukazimna

    Vuka wolf + zimna cold

    wolf-cold

  • Radazimna

    Rada joy + zimna cold

    joy-cold

  • Kaltenescu

    Kalten cold + escu descendant

    cold descendant

  • Kaltenski

    Kalten cold + ski noble

    cold noble

  • Kaltenkreuz

    Kalten cold + kreuz cross

    cold cross

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

resha final · Kolth initial

  • Valresha

    Val vault + resha cold

    vault cold

  • Bralresha

    Bral fierce + resha cold

    fierce cold

  • Orresha

    Or gold + resha cold

    gold cold

  • Kolthmesh

    Kolth cold + mesh woven

    cold woven

  • Kolththul

    Kolth cold + thul pillar

    cold pillar

  • Kolthval

    Kolth cold + val strength

    cold strength

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ivre final · ivra final

  • Ferrenivre

    Ferren iron + ivre cold

    iron cold

  • Fumarivre

    Fumar smoke + ivre cold

    smoke cold

  • Tacenivre

    Tacen silent + ivre cold

    silent cold

  • Lacrisivra

    Lacris torn + ivra cold

    torn cold

  • Iremisivra

    Iremis anger + ivra cold

    anger cold

  • Amrelivra

    Amrel bitterness + ivra cold

    bitterness cold

Wizard


People

Kal initial · Kala initial

  • Kalmir

    Kal cold + mir mirror

    cold mirror

  • Kalvar

    Kal cold + var guard

    cold guard

  • Kalax

    Kal cold + ax edge

    cold edge

  • Kalalin

    Kala cold + lin thread

    cold thread

  • Kalamara

    Kala cold + mara memory

    cold memory

  • Kalathira

    Kala cold + thira sight

    cold sight

Alien


Creatures

Khaa initial

  • Khaachaan

    Khaa cold + chaan reach

    cold reach

  • Khaaqelu

    Khaa cold + qelu terrace

    cold terrace

  • Khaavunth

    Khaa cold + vunth holding

    cold holding

City


Objects

Cold initial

  • Coldbridge

    Cold cold + bridge bridge

    cold bridge

  • Coldhaven

    Cold cold + haven safe harbour

    cold safe harbour

  • Coldfield

    Cold cold + field open land

    cold open land

Country


Objects

Frig initial

  • Frigestan

    Frig cold + estan place

    cold place

  • Frigynia

    Frig cold + ynia country

    cold country

  • Frigaria

    Frig cold + aria realm

    cold realm

Demon


Creatures

Kalth initial

  • Kalthox

    Kalth cold + ox yoke

    cold of the yoke

  • Kalthosk

    Kalth cold + osk gloom

    cold of the gloom

  • Kalthix

    Kalth cold + ix worm

    cold of the worm

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Kold initial

  • Koldthok

    Kold cold + thok roof

    cold roof

  • Kolddross

    Kold cold + dross dross

    cold dross

  • Koldkraft

    Kold cold + kraft power

    cold power

German


Real world

Kalt initial

  • Kalthagen

    Kalt cold + hagen enclosure

    cold enclosure

  • Kaltkoch

    Kalt cold + koch cook

    cold cook

  • Kalthaus

    Kalt cold + haus house

    cold house

Necromancer


Tabletop

Frigia initial

  • Frigiazenna

    Frigia cold + zenna ending

    cold ending

  • Frigiavespa

    Frigia cold + vespa nightfall

    cold nightfall

  • Frigiahessa

    Frigia cold + hessa murmur

    cold murmur

Pirate


People

Cold initial

  • Coldridge

    Cold cold + ridge ridge

    cold ridge

  • Coldtide

    Cold cold + tide tide

    cold tide

  • Coldsail

    Cold cold + sail sail

    cold sail

Superhero


People

Cald initial

  • Caldgate

    Cald cold + gate road

    cold road

  • Caldworth

    Cald cold + worth enclosure

    cold enclosure

  • Caldhall

    Cald cold + hall great house

    cold great house

Troll


Creatures

Kald initial

  • Kaldfust

    Kald cold + fust fist

    cold fist

  • Kaldokk

    Kald cold + okk eye

    cold eye

  • Kaldkul

    Kald cold + kul club

    cold club

Viking


Real world

Kald initial

  • Kaldhjalm

    Kald cold + hjalm helm

    cold helm

  • Kaldklo

    Kald cold + klo claw

    cold claw

  • Kaldskjold

    Kald cold + skjold shield

    cold shield

Welsh


Real world

oer final

  • Maenoer

    Maen stone + oer cold

    stone cold

  • Ffynnonoer

    Ffynnon spring + oer cold

    spring cold

  • Rhosoer

    Rhos moor + oer cold

    moor cold

Senses that travel together

See also

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