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“free”

10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Country, has 1.

Country


Objects

Liber initial

  • Liberuria

    Liber free + uria realm

    free realm

  • Liberuna

    Liber free + una land

    free land

  • Liberitia

    Liber free + itia region

    free region

Dwarf


Fantasy races

fri final

  • Valdafri

    Valda ruler + fri free

    ruler free

  • Norrafri

    Norra north + fri free

    north free

  • Verafri

    Vera true + fri free

    true free

French


Real world

Fran initial

  • Franbrand

    Fran free + brand sword

    free sword

  • Franmund

    Fran free + mund protection

    free protection

  • Franmond

    Fran free + mond protection

    free protection

German


Real world

Frank initial

  • Frankhard

    Frank free + hard hardy

    free hardy

  • Frankhelm

    Frank free + helm helmet

    free helmet

  • Frankolf

    Frank free + olf wolf

    free wolf

Guild


Objects

The Free initial

  • The Free Bastion

    The Free free + bastion wall tower

    free wall tower

  • The Free Company

    The Free free + company bread-sharing band

    free bread-sharing band

  • The Free Keepers

    The Free free + keepers holders

    free holders

Human


People

Freo initial

  • Freowela

    Freo free + wela riches

    free riches

  • Freodun

    Freo free + dun hill

    free hill

  • Freowald

    Freo free + wald rule

    free rule

Irish


Real world

Saor initial

  • Saorcara

    Saor free + cara friend

    free friend

  • Saorroe

    Saor free + roe russet

    free russet

  • Saorog

    Saor free + og young

    free young

Knight


People

Franc initial

  • Francoy

    Franc free + oy joy

    free joy

  • Franclin

    Franc free + lin gentle

    free gentle

  • Francais

    Franc free + ais born

    free born

Scottish


Real world

saor final

  • Maisesaor

    Maise beauty + saor free

    beauty free

  • Fraochsaor

    Fraoch heather + saor free

    heather free

  • Camsaor

    Cam crooked + saor free

    crooked free

Unicorn


Creatures

Franc initial

  • Franc Pelerin

    Franc free + Pelerin pilgrim

    free pilgrim

  • Franc Vallee

    Franc free + Vallee valley

    free valley

  • Franc Voisin

    Franc free + Voisin neighbour

    free neighbour

Senses that travel together

See also

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