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“cunning”

11 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 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 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, Dragonborn, has 2.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

zek final · zeka final

  • Krathzek

    Krath fury + zek cunning

    fury cunning

  • Sathzek

    Sath sear + zek cunning

    sear cunning

  • Teshzek

    Tesh grit + zek cunning

    grit cunning

  • Bazzeka

    Baz bronze + zeka cunning

    bronze cunning

  • Xeszeka

    Xes spark + zeka cunning

    spark cunning

  • Jeszeka

    Jes jade + zeka cunning

    jade cunning

Drow


Fantasy races

Vrys initial · Vryss initial

  • Vrysorzen

    Vrys cunning + orzen expendable

    cunning expendable

  • Vrysizzen

    Vrys cunning + izzen poisoner

    cunning poisoner

  • Vrysesvyr

    Vrys cunning + esvyr messenger

    cunning messenger

  • Vryssossyth

    Vryss cunning + ossyth builder

    cunning builder

  • Vryssurzza

    Vryss cunning + urzza bound

    cunning bound

  • Vryssirzza

    Vryss cunning + irzza thirdborn

    cunning thirdborn

Greek


Real world

medes final · mede final

  • Diomedes

    Dio divine + medes cunning

    divine cunning

  • Polymedes

    Poly many + medes cunning

    many cunning

  • Leomedes

    Leo lion + medes cunning

    lion cunning

  • Onesimede

    Onesi benefit + mede cunning

    benefit cunning

  • Aglamede

    Agla splendour + mede cunning

    splendour cunning

  • Stephanomede

    Stephano crown + mede cunning

    crown cunning

Orc


Fantasy races

Klug initial · Kluga initial

  • Klugorz

    Klug cunning + orz war

    cunning war

  • Klugurk

    Klug cunning + urk slave

    cunning slave

  • Klugluk

    Klug cunning + luk eye

    cunning eye

  • Klugavosh

    Kluga cunning + vosh spirit

    cunning spirit

  • Klugathrag

    Kluga cunning + thrag beast

    cunning beast

  • Klugaskul

    Kluga cunning + skul watcher

    cunning watcher

Dragon


Creatures

Jaxor initial

  • Jaxorgorn

    Jaxor cunning + gorn ridge

    cunning ridge

  • Jaxordrax

    Jaxor cunning + drax bane

    cunning bane

  • Jaxorex

    Jaxor cunning + ex talon

    cunning talon

Nickname


People

Sly initial

  • Slyfist

    Sly cunning + fist closed hand

    cunning closed hand

  • Slyknuckle

    Sly cunning + knuckle little bone

    cunning little bone

  • Sly the Twice-Hanged

    Sly cunning + the twice-hanged twice hanged

    cunning twice hanged

Rogue


Tabletop

Sly initial

  • Slynet

    Sly cunning + net knotted mesh

    cunning knotted mesh

  • Slyring

    Sly cunning + ring round band

    cunning round band

  • Slydew

    Sly cunning + dew dawn damp

    cunning dawn damp

Senses that travel together

See also

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