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“eye”

13 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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. Dragon carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Dragon


Creatures

sereth final · seth final · seryx final · eye final

  • Alazarsereth

    Alazar flame + sereth eye

    flame eye

  • Karzorsereth

    Karzor stone + sereth eye

    stone eye

  • Glavixsereth

    Glavix hoard + sereth eye

    hoard eye

  • Sylvyaseth

    Sylvya wind + seth eye

    wind eye

  • Galyaseth

    Galya pride + seth eye

    pride eye

  • Malyaseth

    Malya bane + seth eye

    bane eye

  • Dolmyrseryx

    Dolmyr stone + seryx eye

    stone eye

  • Vandrixseryx

    Vandrix wanderer + seryx eye

    wanderer eye

  • Nyvethseryx

    Nyveth snow + seryx eye

    snow eye

  • Ironeye

    Iron iron + eye eye

    iron eye

  • Crimsoneye

    Crimson crimson + eye eye

    crimson eye

  • Stormeye

    Storm storm + eye eye

    storm eye

Phoenix


Creatures

omma final · eye final

  • Anthrakoomma

    Anthrako coal + omma eye

    coal eye

  • Kykloomma

    Kyklo circle + omma eye

    circle eye

  • Lamproomma

    Lampro brilliant + omma eye

    brilliant eye

  • Saffroneye

    Saffron saffron + eye eye

    saffron eye

  • Coppereye

    Copper copper + eye eye

    copper eye

  • Halcyoneye

    Halcyon halcyon + eye eye

    halcyon eye

Elf


Fantasy races

hen final

  • Ilmhen

    Ilm clear + hen eye

    clear eye

  • Duinhen

    Duin river + hen eye

    river eye

  • Lamhen

    Lam echo + hen eye

    echo eye

Irish


Real world

Sul initial

  • Sulog

    Sul eye + og young

    eye young

  • Sulgus

    Sul eye + gus vigour

    eye vigour

  • Sullay

    Sul eye + lay hero

    eye hero

Nickname


People

eye final

  • Croweye

    Crow cawing bird + eye eye

    cawing bird eye

  • Brasseye

    Brass copper alloy + eye eye

    copper alloy eye

  • Nettleeye

    Nettle stinging herb + eye eye

    stinging herb eye

Orc


Fantasy races

luk final

  • Shakkluk

    Shakk tremor + luk eye

    tremor eye

  • Kargluk

    Karg harsh + luk eye

    harsh eye

  • Drogluk

    Drog burden + luk eye

    burden eye

Scottish


Real world

Suil initial

  • Suilie

    Suil eye + ie little

    eye little

  • Suilgeal

    Suil eye + geal bright

    eye bright

  • Suildale

    Suil eye + dale dell

    eye dell

Troll


Creatures

okk final

  • Yrnokk

    Yrn iron ore + okk eye

    iron ore eye

  • Hrunokk

    Hrun old stone + okk eye

    old stone eye

  • Skorokk

    Skor ledge + okk eye

    ledge eye

Welsh


Real world

Llygad initial

  • Llygaddeg

    Llygad eye + deg fair

    eye fair

  • Llygadlwyn

    Llygad eye + lwyn grove

    eye grove

  • Llygadlon

    Llygad eye + lon cheerful

    eye cheerful

Senses that travel together

See also

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