“dark”
30 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. 23 of them open a name against 7 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from real world 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, D&D, has 3.
Mor initial · Sable initial · nera final
- Morgrim
Mor dark + grim mask
dark mask
- Morveth
Mor dark + veth sworn
dark sworn
- Morhart
Mor dark + hart stag
dark stag
- Sablerowan
Sable dark + rowan rowan tree
dark rowan tree
- Sablesil
Sable dark + sil moon
dark moon
- Sablebelle
Sable dark + belle beauty
dark beauty
- Jesnera
Jes gift + nera dark
gift dark
- Evanera
Eva living + nera dark
living dark
- Fyrnera
Fyr fire + nera dark
fire dark
ul final · ula final
- Thezrul
Thezr silence + ul dark
silence of the dark
- Dagrul
Dagr debt + ul dark
debt of the dark
- Dhozul
Dhoz dust + ul dark
dust of the dark
- Heskula
Hesk smoke + ula dark
smoke of the dark
- Ghalula
Ghal gall + ula dark
gall of the dark
- Zurnula
Zurn coal + ula dark
coal of the dark
Szar initial · Xalz initial
- Szararnyth
Szar dark + arnyth sentry
dark sentry
- Szaryssar
Szar dark + yssar obedient
dark obedient
- Szaruszen
Szar dark + uszen silent
dark silent
- Xalzobryth
Xalz dark + obryth patient
dark patient
- Xalzithra
Xalz dark + ithra hidden
dark hidden
- Xalzarvyth
Xalz dark + arvyth huntress
dark huntress
Mor initial · Morna initial
- Morvald
Mor dark + vald power
dark power
- Morhal
Mor dark + hal hall
dark hall
- Morfast
Mor dark + fast firm
dark firm
- Mornavor
Morna dark + vor careful
dark careful
- Mornasaga
Morna dark + saga tale
dark tale
- Mornanott
Morna dark + nott night
dark night
fusca final · Fusc initial
- Asinia Fusca
Asinia donkey + fusca dark
donkey, dark
- Servilia Fusca
Servilia keeping + fusca dark
keeping, dark
- Rutilia Fusca
Rutilia reddish + fusca dark
reddish, dark
- Fuscius
Fusc dark + ius kinsman
the dark kinsman
- Fuscellus
Fusc dark + ellus tiny one
the dark tiny one
- Fuscosus
Fusc dark + osus full one
the dark full one
duff final · Dorch initial
- Camduff
Cam crooked + duff dark
crooked dark
- Somerduff
Somer summer + duff dark
summer dark
- Morduff
Mor great + duff dark
great dark
- Dorchlia
Dorch dark + lia grey
dark grey
- Dorchgill
Dorch dark + gill ravine
dark ravine
- Dorchock
Dorch dark + ock little
dark little
Tem initial · Temna initial
- Temwehr
Tem dark + wehr defence
dark-defence
- Temfels
Tem dark + fels cliff
dark-cliff
- Temfeld
Tem dark + feld field
dark-field
- Temnadol
Temna dark + dol valley
dark-valley
- Temnain
Temna dark + in of
dark-of
- Temnaberg
Temna dark + berg mountain
dark-mountain
Mel initial · Mela initial
- Melvex
Mel dark + vex turning
dark turning
- Melgorn
Mel dark + gorn watcher
dark watcher
- Melquil
Mel dark + quil quill
dark quill
- Melavine
Mela dark + vine bond
dark bond
- Melaelle
Mela dark + elle little
dark little
- Melaine
Mela dark + ine little
dark little
Nokh initial
- Nokhchaan
Nokh dark + chaan reach
dark reach
- Nokhvaath
Nokh dark + vaath warren
dark warren
- Nokhmarn
Nokh dark + marn flats
dark flats
Nera initial
- Neracielle
Nera dark + cielle sky
dark sky
- Nerarane
Nera dark + rane raven
dark raven
- Neravelle
Nera dark + velle wish
dark wish
Black initial
- Blackburgh
Black dark + burgh fortified town
dark fortified town
- Blackstead
Black dark + stead place
dark place
- Blackwell
Black dark + well spring
dark spring
Tenebrix initial
- Tenebrixulath
Tenebrix dark + ulath shadow
dark shadow
- Tenebrixnyros
Tenebrix dark + nyros dusk
dark dusk
- Tenebrixthelor
Tenebrix dark + thelor lord
dark lord
gorm final
- Bryngorm
Bryn hill + gorm dark
hill dark
- Bodgorm
Bod dwelling + gorm dark
dwelling dark
- Uiskgorm
Uisk water + gorm dark
water dark
Kar initial
- Karopoulos
Kar dark + opoulos son of
son of dark
- Karoglou
Kar dark + oglou son of
son of dark
- Karaki
Kar dark + aki small one
small one dark
Ciar initial
- Ciarboy
Ciar dark + boy yellow
dark yellow
- Ciarloch
Ciar dark + loch lake
dark lake
- Ciarkeen
Ciar dark + keen smooth
dark smooth
Mor initial
- Morfell
Mor dark + fell mountain
dark mountain
- Mormire
Mor dark + mire bog
dark bog
- Morheath
Mor dark + heath heathland
dark heathland
Black initial
- Blacklow
Black dark + low burial mound
dark burial mound
- Blackthwaite
Black dark + thwaite cleared ground
dark cleared ground
- Blackstone
Black dark + stone standing rock
dark standing rock
Nyxa initial
- Nyxacara
Nyxa dark + cara dear
dark dear
- Nyxanubra
Nyxa dark + nubra overcast
dark overcast
- Nyxanocte
Nyxa dark + nocte midnight
dark midnight
Gorm initial
- Gormbelg
Gorm dark + belg belly
dark belly
- Gormhamm
Gorm dark + hamm hammer
dark hammer
- Gormvast
Gorm dark + vast bulk
dark bulk
Myrk initial
- Myrkkjol
Myrk dark + kjol keel
dark keel
- Myrkox
Myrk dark + ox axe
dark axe
- Myrkknif
Myrk dark + knif knife
dark knife
ddu final
- Henddu
Hen old + ddu dark
old dark
- Glasddu
Glas blue-green + ddu dark
blue-green dark
- Nefddu
Nef heaven + ddu dark
heaven dark
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “dark”. 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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