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“friend”

21 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. 19 of them close a name against 2 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. Knight 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.

Knight


People

ouin final · win final · oine final · vin final

  • Rainouin

    Rain counsel + ouin friend

    counsel friend

  • Marouin

    Mar famous + ouin friend

    famous friend

  • Robouin

    Rob fame + ouin friend

    fame friend

  • Harwin

    Har army + win friend

    army friend

  • Robwin

    Rob fame + win friend

    fame friend

  • Fredwin

    Fred peace + win friend

    peace friend

  • Francoine

    Franc free + oine friend

    free friend

  • Adeloine

    Adel noble + oine friend

    noble friend

  • Edoine

    Ed wealth + oine friend

    wealth friend

  • Godvin

    God god + vin friend

    god friend

  • Ermvin

    Erm whole + vin friend

    whole friend

  • Gunvin

    Gun war + vin friend

    war friend

Elf


Fantasy races

dan final · wen final

  • Orindan

    Orin mountain + dan friend

    mountain friend

  • Lirdan

    Lir voice + dan friend

    voice friend

  • Cyrdan

    Cyr wind + dan friend

    wind friend

  • Olawen

    Ola tall + wen friend

    tall friend

  • Rielwen

    Riel maiden + wen friend

    maiden friend

  • Nylawen

    Nyla reed + wen friend

    reed friend

French


Real world

ouin final · ouine final

  • Paulouin

    Paul small + ouin friend

    small friend

  • Gisouin

    Gis hostage + ouin friend

    hostage friend

  • Alouin

    Al noble + ouin friend

    noble friend

  • Gisouine

    Gis hostage + ouine friend

    hostage friend

  • Justouine

    Just just + ouine friend

    just friend

  • Gerouine

    Ger spear + ouine friend

    spear friend

German


Real world

Win initial · wina final

  • Winher

    Win friend + her army

    friend army

  • Winram

    Win friend + ram raven

    friend raven

  • Winsind

    Win friend + sind journey

    friend journey

  • Konwina

    Kon daring + wina friend

    daring friend

  • Rodwina

    Rod glory + wina friend

    glory friend

  • Fridwina

    Frid peace + wina friend

    peace friend

Griffin


Creatures

win final · wina final

  • Ferwin

    Fer iron + win friend

    iron friend

  • Vigilwin

    Vigil watchful + win friend

    watchful friend

  • Regwin

    Reg royal + win friend

    royal friend

  • Silvawina

    Silva forest + wina friend

    forest friend

  • Victawina

    Victa victory + wina friend

    victory friend

  • Argentawina

    Argenta silver + wina friend

    silver friend

Viking


Real world

vin final · vina final

  • Fastvin

    Fast firm + vin friend

    firm friend

  • Vigvin

    Vig battle + vin friend

    battle friend

  • Ragnvin

    Ragn the gods + vin friend

    the gods friend

  • Rafnvina

    Rafn raven + vina friend

    raven friend

  • Randvina

    Rand shield rim + vina friend

    shield rim friend

  • Thjodvina

    Thjod people + vina friend

    people friend

Cat


People

win final

  • Inkwin

    Ink burnt-in dye + win friend

    burnt-in dye friend

  • Winterwin

    Winter wet season + win friend

    wet season friend

  • Emberwin

    Ember glowing coal + win friend

    glowing coal friend

D&D


Tabletop

wyn final

  • Nerwyn

    Ner deep + wyn friend

    deep friend

  • Falwyn

    Fal falcon + wyn friend

    falcon friend

  • Norwyn

    Nor north + wyn friend

    north friend

Dog


People

win final

  • Huntwin

    Hunt game seeking + win friend

    game seeking friend

  • Ashwin

    Ash ash tree + win friend

    ash tree friend

  • Scampwin

    Scamp rascal + win friend

    rascal friend

Greek


Real world

philos final

  • Hypsiphilos

    Hypsi lofty + philos friend

    lofty friend

  • Alexiphilos

    Alexi defending + philos friend

    defending friend

  • Kratophilos

    Krato power + philos friend

    power friend

Irish


Real world

cara final

  • Shancara

    Shan old + cara friend

    old friend

  • Ardcara

    Ard high + cara friend

    high friend

  • Oscara

    Os deer + cara friend

    deer friend

Japanese


Real world

Tomo initial

  • Tomonobu

    Tomo friend + nobu trust

    friend trust

  • Tomofumi

    Tomo friend + fumi writing

    friend writing

  • Tomoteru

    Tomo friend + teru shine

    friend shine

Paladin


Tabletop

win final

  • Victowin

    Victo victory + win friend

    victory friend

  • Servawin

    Serva service + win friend

    service friend

  • Ordiwin

    Ordi order + win friend

    order friend

Senses that travel together

See also

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