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“frozen dew”

12 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from people 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, Cat, has 1.

Cat


People

Frost initial

  • Frostwynn

    Frost frozen dew + wynn joy

    frozen dew joy

  • Frostgifu

    Frost frozen dew + gifu gift

    frozen dew gift

  • Frostpaws

    Frost frozen dew + paws animal feet

    frozen dew animal feet

Dog


People

Frost initial

  • Frostbee

    Frost frozen dew + bee hive worker

    frozen dew hive worker

  • Frostbolt

    Frost frozen dew + bolt short arrow

    frozen dew short arrow

  • Froster

    Frost frozen dew + er maker

    frozen dew maker

Druid


Tabletop

Frost initial

  • Frostfast

    Frost frozen dew + fast fastness

    frozen dew fastness

  • Frostthaw

    Frost frozen dew + thaw melting ice

    frozen dew melting ice

  • Frostreach

    Frost frozen dew + reach far stretch

    frozen dew far stretch

Fairy


Fantasy races

Frost initial

  • Frostdust

    Frost frozen dew + dust fine powder

    frozen dew fine powder

  • Frostcap

    Frost frozen dew + cap head cover

    frozen dew head cover

  • Frosttwinkle

    Frost frozen dew + twinkle winking gleam

    frozen dew winking gleam

Horse


People

frost final

  • Summer Frost

    Summer warm season + frost frozen dew

    warm season frozen dew

  • Kestrel Frost

    Kestrel hovering falcon + frost frozen dew

    hovering falcon frozen dew

  • Golden Frost

    Golden gleaming yellow + frost frozen dew

    gleaming yellow frozen dew

Necromancer


Tabletop

Frost initial

  • Frostfall

    Frost frozen dew + fall downward drop

    frozen dew downward drop

  • Frostveil

    Frost frozen dew + veil thin covering

    frozen dew thin covering

  • Frostmoth

    Frost frozen dew + moth cloth eater

    frozen dew cloth eater

Nickname


People

Frost initial

  • Frostrunner

    Frost frozen dew + runner messenger

    frozen dew messenger

  • Frost the Hammer

    Frost frozen dew + the hammer hammer

    frozen dew hammer

  • Frost the Twice-Hanged

    Frost frozen dew + the twice-hanged twice hanged

    frozen dew twice hanged

Rap


Music

Frost initial

  • Frost Comet

    Frost frozen dew + comet long-haired wanderer

    frozen dew long-haired wanderer

  • Frost Legacy

    Frost frozen dew + legacy bequest

    frozen dew bequest

  • Frost Deluxe

    Frost frozen dew + deluxe of luxury

    frozen dew of luxury

Superhero


People

Frost initial

  • Frost Mantle

    Frost frozen dew + mantle shoulder cloak

    frozen dew shoulder cloak

  • Frost Oath

    Frost frozen dew + oath sworn word

    frozen dew sworn word

  • Frost Apex

    Frost frozen dew + apex highest tip

    frozen dew highest tip

Villain


People

Frost initial

  • Frostplume

    Frost frozen dew + plume soft feather

    frozen dew soft feather

  • Frostbane

    Frost frozen dew + bane undoing

    frozen dew undoing

  • Frostpyre

    Frost frozen dew + pyre funeral fire

    frozen dew funeral fire

Frost initial

  • Frostbark

    Frost frozen dew + bark outer rind

    frozen dew outer rind

  • Frostblaze

    Frost frozen dew + blaze blaze marking

    frozen dew blaze marking

  • Frostpetal

    Frost frozen dew + petal spread bloom

    frozen dew spread bloom

Werewolf


Creatures

Frost initial

  • Frosthound

    Frost frozen dew + hound hunting dog

    frozen dew hunting dog

  • Frosthide

    Frost frozen dew + hide animal skin

    frozen dew animal skin

  • Frostbane

    Frost frozen dew + bane undoing

    frozen dew undoing

Senses that travel together

See also

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