“crooked”
14 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 9 to 5 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶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, Celtic, has 3.
Cambo initial · cambos final · camba final
- Cambopennos
Cambo crooked + pennos head
crooked head
- Cambovindos
Cambo crooked + vindos fair
crooked fair
- Cambocarnos
Cambo crooked + carnos horn
crooked horn
- Bitucambos
Bitu world + cambos crooked
world crooked
- Gabrocambos
Gabro goat + cambos crooked
goat crooked
- Bannocambos
Banno peak + cambos crooked
peak crooked
- Matucamba
Matu bear + camba crooked
bear crooked
- Meducamba
Medu mead + camba crooked
mead crooked
- Teutocamba
Teuto tribe + camba crooked
tribe crooked
Ankylo initial · Ankyla initial
- Ankylobrychos
Ankylo crooked + brychos roar
crooked roar
- Ankylomenes
Ankylo crooked + menes might
crooked might
- Ankylognathos
Ankylo crooked + gnathos jaw
crooked jaw
- Ankylahaima
Ankyla crooked + haima blood
crooked blood
- Ankylakome
Ankyla crooked + kome hair
crooked hair
- Ankylaphile
Ankyla crooked + phile loving
crooked loving
Corven initial · Corveth initial
- Corveneon
Corven crooked + eon ageless
crooked ageless
- Corvenirel
Corven crooked + irel errant
crooked errant
- Corvenovar
Corven crooked + ovar vow
crooked vow
- Corvethide
Corveth crooked + ide faithful
crooked faithful
- Corvethumen
Corveth crooked + umen thought
crooked thought
- Corvetharia
Corveth crooked + aria lament
crooked lament
Krum initial
- Krumak
Krum crooked + ak edge
crooked edge
- Krumnok
Krum crooked + nok notch
crooked notch
- Krumgald
Krum crooked + gald chant
crooked chant
unkle final
- Nabbikunkle
Nabbik nabbing + unkle crooked
nabbing crooked
- Tabbinunkle
Tabbin tapping + unkle crooked
tapping crooked
- Tibberunkle
Tibber tinkering + unkle crooked
tinkering crooked
Corr initial
- Corrtul
Corr crooked + tul brawler
crooked brawler
- Corrur
Corr crooked + ur great one
crooked great one
- Corrluk
Corr crooked + luk walker
crooked walker
cam final
- Brackcam
Brack speckled + cam crooked
speckled crooked
- Mongcam
Mong mane + cam crooked
mane crooked
- Brancam
Bran raven + cam crooked
raven crooked
the crooked final
- John the Crooked
John god is gracious + the crooked crooked
god is gracious, called the crooked
- Walter the Crooked
Walter army ruler + the crooked crooked
army ruler, called the crooked
- Hendrick the Crooked
Hendrick home ruler + the crooked crooked
home ruler, called the crooked
Cam initial
- Caman
Cam crooked + an little
crooked little
- Camness
Cam crooked + ness point
crooked point
- Cambank
Cam crooked + bank slope
crooked slope
The Crooked initial
- The Crooked Flagon
The Crooked crooked + flagon large flask
crooked large flask
- The Crooked Pony
The Crooked crooked + pony little colt
crooked little colt
- The Crooked Dagger
The Crooked crooked + dagger short blade
crooked short blade
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “crooked”. 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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