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“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

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, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

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

Minotaur


Creatures

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

Tiefling


Fantasy races

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

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Krum initial

  • Krumak

    Krum crooked + ak edge

    crooked edge

  • Krumnok

    Krum crooked + nok notch

    crooked notch

  • Krumgald

    Krum crooked + gald chant

    crooked chant

Gnome


Fantasy races

unkle final

  • Nabbikunkle

    Nabbik nabbing + unkle crooked

    nabbing crooked

  • Tabbinunkle

    Tabbin tapping + unkle crooked

    tapping crooked

  • Tibberunkle

    Tibber tinkering + unkle crooked

    tinkering crooked

Half-Orc


Fantasy races

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

Irish


Real world

cam final

  • Brackcam

    Brack speckled + cam crooked

    speckled crooked

  • Mongcam

    Mong mane + cam crooked

    mane crooked

  • Brancam

    Bran raven + cam crooked

    raven crooked

Pirate


People

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

Scottish


Real world

Cam initial

  • Caman

    Cam crooked + an little

    crooked little

  • Camness

    Cam crooked + ness point

    crooked point

  • Cambank

    Cam crooked + bank slope

    crooked slope

Tavern


Objects

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

See also

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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