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“frost”

27 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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

Kryx initial · nix final · Cryon initial · Frost initial

  • Kryxsaur

    Kryx frost + saur serpent

    frost serpent

  • Kryxtor

    Kryx frost + tor throne

    frost throne

  • Kryxmor

    Kryx frost + mor death

    frost death

  • Selyanix

    Selya sky + nix frost

    sky frost

  • Nyxaranix

    Nyxara void + nix frost

    void frost

  • Zorysanix

    Zorysa splendour + nix frost

    splendour frost

  • Cryonrakoth

    Cryon frost + rakoth ruin

    frost ruin

  • Cryonzheth

    Cryon frost + zheth soot

    frost soot

  • Cryonzandor

    Cryon frost + zandor heaven

    frost heaven

  • Frostmantle

    Frost frost + mantle mantle

    frost mantle

  • Frosttomb

    Frost frost + tomb tomb

    frost tomb

  • Frostfang

    Frost frost + fang fang

    frost fang

D&D


Tabletop

Rime initial · frost final

  • Rimemist

    Rime frost + mist mist

    frost mist

  • Rimefell

    Rime frost + fell fell

    frost fell

  • Rimegrim

    Rime frost + grim grim

    frost grim

  • Kenfrost

    Ken knowledge + frost frost

    knowledge frost

  • Duskfrost

    Dusk dusk + frost frost

    dusk frost

  • Amberfrost

    Amber amber + frost frost

    amber frost

Elf


Fantasy races

Hel initial · Frost initial

  • Helros

    Hel frost + ros dew

    frost dew

  • Hellam

    Hel frost + lam voice

    frost voice

  • Helthil

    Hel frost + thil gleam

    frost gleam

  • Frostarrow

    Frost frost + arrow arrow

    frost arrow

  • Frostmantle

    Frost frost + mantle mantle

    frost mantle

  • Frostglade

    Frost frost + glade glade

    frost glade

God


Creatures

kryn final · Frost initial

  • Ithkryn

    Ith root + kryn frost

    root of the frost

  • Vhalkryn

    Vhal vault + kryn frost

    vault of the frost

  • Zhurkryn

    Zhur surge + kryn frost

    surge of the frost

  • Frostbreaker

    Frost frost + breaker breaker

    frost breaker

  • Frostseat

    Frost frost + seat seat

    frost seat

  • Frostgaze

    Frost frost + gaze gaze

    frost gaze

Necromancer


Tabletop

frona final · gelia final

  • Dolorafrona

    Dolora sorrow + frona frost

    sorrow frost

  • Cryptafrona

    Crypta vault + frona frost

    vault frost

  • Elegiafrona

    Elegia lament + frona frost

    lament frost

  • Lumengelia

    Lumen faint light + gelia frost

    faint light frost

  • Nyxagelia

    Nyxa dark + gelia frost

    dark frost

  • Memorigelia

    Memori memory + gelia frost

    memory frost

Cyberpunk


People

Frost initial

  • Frostfever

    Frost frost + fever fever

    frost fever

  • Frostport

    Frost frost + port harbour

    frost harbour

  • Frostpin

    Frost frost + pin pin

    frost pin

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Resh initial

  • Reshnar

    Resh frost + nar kindled

    frost kindled

  • Reshdon

    Resh frost + don grim

    frost grim

  • Reshpak

    Resh frost + pak armoured

    frost armoured

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Frost initial

  • Frostsmid

    Frost frost + smid craft

    frost craft

  • Frostvann

    Frost frost + vann water

    frost water

  • Frostgram

    Frost frost + gram wrath

    frost wrath

Forest


Objects

Rime initial

  • Rimewarren

    Rime frost + warren warren

    frost warren

  • Rimescrub

    Rime frost + scrub scrubland

    frost scrubland

  • Rimedingle

    Rime frost + dingle wooded dell

    frost wooded dell

Gamertag


People

Frost initial

  • Frostblast

    Frost frost + blast blast

    frost blast

  • Frostbyte

    Frost frost + byte byte

    frost byte

  • Frostcoil

    Frost frost + coil gathering

    frost gathering

Giant


Creatures

Frost initial

  • Frostshoulder

    Frost frost + shoulder shoulder

    frost shoulder

  • Frostshadow

    Frost frost + shadow shadow

    frost shadow

  • Frostjaw

    Frost frost + jaw jaw

    frost jaw

Kingdom


Objects

Frost initial

  • Frostwatch

    Frost frost + watch outpost

    frost outpost

  • Froststead

    Frost frost + stead settlement

    frost settlement

  • Frosttor

    Frost frost + tor peak

    frost peak

Mountain


Objects

Frost initial

  • Frostscaur

    Frost frost + scaur broken cliff

    frost broken cliff

  • Frostpic

    Frost frost + pic peak

    frost peak

  • Frostnab

    Frost frost + nab jutting hill

    frost jutting hill

Planet


Objects

Pruin initial

  • Pruinogenes

    Pruin frost + ogenes origin

    frost origin

  • Pruincorona

    Pruin frost + corona crown

    frost crown

  • Pruinida

    Pruin frost + ida daughter

    frost daughter

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Ilvren initial

  • Ilvrenosse

    Ilvren frost + osse bone

    frost bone

  • Ilvrenimae

    Ilvren frost + imae dread

    frost dread

  • Ilvrenille

    Ilvren frost + ille veiled

    frost veiled

Troll


Creatures

Frost initial

  • Frostwodda

    Frost frost + wodda heap

    frost heap

  • Frostvasta

    Frost frost + vasta bulk

    frost bulk

  • Frostskarra

    Frost frost + skarra scar

    frost scar

Username


People

Frost initial

  • Frostspruce

    Frost frost + spruce prussian tree

    frost prussian tree

  • Frostwalrus

    Frost frost + walrus whale horse

    frost whale horse

  • Frostacorn

    Frost frost + acorn field fruit

    frost field fruit

Vampire


Creatures

Mraz initial

  • Mrazstadt

    Mraz frost + stadt town

    frost-town

  • Mrazescu

    Mraz frost + escu descendant

    frost-descendant

  • Mrazmort

    Mraz frost + mort death

    frost-death

Viking


Real world

Frost initial

  • Frosthamar

    Frost frost + hamar hammer

    frost hammer

  • Frostor

    Frost frost + or arrow

    frost arrow

  • Frosthar

    Frost frost + har hair

    frost hair

Wizard


People

Frost initial

  • Frostmarker

    Frost frost + marker marker

    frost marker

  • Frostseeker

    Frost frost + seeker seeker

    frost seeker

  • Frostglass

    Frost frost + glass glass

    frost glass

Senses that travel together

See also

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