“fortress”

18 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. German 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.

German

Real world

Burk initial · burg final · burga final · burgis final

Burkrod
Burk fortress + rod glory
fortress glory
Burkhad
Burk fortress + had combat
fortress combat
Burksieg
Burk fortress + sieg victory
fortress victory
Siegburg
Sieg victory + burg fortress
victory fortress
Ansburg
Ans god + burg fortress
god fortress
Notburg
Not need + burg fortress
need fortress
Wigburga
Wig war + burga fortress
war fortress
Amalburga
Amal vigour + burga fortress
vigour fortress
Hadburga
Had combat + burga fortress
combat fortress
Rodburgis
Rod glory + burgis fortress
glory fortress
Ludburgis
Lud renowned + burgis fortress
renowned fortress
Fridburgis
Frid peace + burgis fortress
peace fortress

Griffin

Creatures

Castel initial · Castella initial · burg final

Castelleif
Castel fortress + leif heir
fortress heir
Castelgar
Castel fortress + gar spear
fortress spear
Castelsig
Castel fortress + sig victory
fortress victory
Castellawarda
Castella fortress + warda guardian
fortress guardian
Castellabranda
Castella fortress + branda sword
fortress sword
Castellaganga
Castella fortress + ganga course
fortress course
Silvaburg
Silva forest + burg fortress
forest fortress
Nidaburg
Nida nest + burg fortress
nest fortress
Severaburg
Severa stern + burg fortress
stern fortress

French

Real world

bourge final · burge final

Margbourge
Marg pearl + bourge fortress
pearl fortress
Adelbourge
Adel noble + bourge fortress
noble fortress
Frébourge
Fré peace + bourge fortress
peace fortress
Sophburge
Soph wisdom + burge fortress
wisdom fortress
Gontburge
Gont war + burge fortress
war fortress
Valburge
Val strong + burge fortress
strong fortress

Knight

People

borga final · burg final

Godborga
God god + borga fortress
god fortress
Yolborga
Yol violet + borga fortress
violet fortress
Richborga
Rich ruler + borga fortress
ruler fortress
Odburg
Od wealth + burg fortress
wealth fortress
Idaburg
Ida labour + burg fortress
labour fortress
Edaburg
Eda wealth + burg fortress
wealth fortress

Viking

Real world

borg final · borga final

Hugborg
Hug mind + borg fortress
mind fortress
Rafnborg
Rafn raven + borg fortress
raven fortress
Halborg
Hal rock + borg fortress
rock fortress
Thorborga
Thor thunder + borga fortress
thunder fortress
Hjorborga
Hjor sword + borga fortress
sword fortress
Veborga
Ve sacred + borga fortress
sacred fortress

Cat

People

burg final

Violetburg
Violet purple woodland flower + burg fortress
purple woodland flower fortress
Snowburg
Snow frozen flakes + burg fortress
frozen flakes fortress
Tawnburg
Tawn tawny + burg fortress
tawny fortress