“day”
12 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 4 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures 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, Dwarf, has 2.
Dag initial · Dagr initial
- Dagbran
Dag day + bran raven
day raven
- Dagkarn
Dag day + karn carver
day carver
- Dagfast
Dag day + fast firm
day firm
- Dagrkapp
Dagr day + kapp contest
day contest
- Dagrnir
Dagr day + nir smith
day smith
- Dagrspor
Dagr day + spor track
day track
dag final · daga final
- Imperdag
Imper command + dag day
command day
- Lucdag
Luc light + dag day
light day
- Graddag
Grad step + dag day
step day
- Acriadaga
Acria sharp + daga day
sharp day
- Nobiladaga
Nobila noble + daga day
noble day
- Montanadaga
Montana mountain + daga day
mountain day
Hemero initial · Hemeria initial
- Hemeroaretos
Hemero day + aretos excellence
day excellence
- Hemeroeides
Hemero day + eides likeness
day likeness
- Hemeropais
Hemero day + pais child
day child
- Hemeriageneia
Hemeria day + geneia born
day born
- Hemeriastratia
Hemeria day + stratia army
day army
- Hemeriapora
Hemeria day + pora passage
day passage
giorno final
- Nerogiorno
Nero black + giorno day
black day
- Primogiorno
Primo first + giorno day
first day
- Cordagiorno
Corda string + giorno day
string day
Dae initial
- Daelune
Dae day + lune moonlight
day moonlight
- Daelyn
Dae day + lyn lake
day lake
- Daevela
Dae day + vela veil
day veil
Daeg initial
- Daegtel
Daeg day + tel distance
day of the distance
- Daegon
Daeg day + on vastness
day of the vastness
- Daegmir
Daeg day + mir mirror
day of the mirror
dag final
- Sevedag
Seve stern + dag day
stern day
- Ardedag
Arde burning + dag day
burning day
- Valedag
Vale strong + dag day
strong day
Dag initial
- Dagorm
Dag day + orm serpent
day serpent
- Dagbrandr
Dag day + brandr sword
day sword
- Dagradr
Dag day + radr counsel
day counsel
Dag initial
- Dagstalk
Dag day + stalk stealthy approach
day stealthy approach
- Dagshade
Dag day + shade cast shadow
day cast shadow
- Daggar
Dag day + gar spear
day spear
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “day”. 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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