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“glimmer”

10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from fantasy races 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, Bard, has 2.

Bard


Tabletop

Lumi initial · Lumia initial

  • Lumigan

    Lumi glimmer + gan player

    glimmer player

  • Lumicord

    Lumi glimmer + cord string

    glimmer string

  • Lumiglin

    Lumi glimmer + glin gleam

    glimmer gleam

  • Lumiamelle

    Lumia glimmer + melle honey

    glimmer honey

  • Lumiaquilla

    Lumia glimmer + quilla feather

    glimmer feather

  • Lumiamira

    Lumia glimmer + mira wonder

    glimmer wonder

Dwarf


Fantasy races

glim final · Glimm initial

  • Urdglim

    Urd fate + glim glimmer

    fate glimmer

  • Olglim

    Ol old + glim glimmer

    old glimmer

  • Kragglim

    Krag crag + glim glimmer

    crag glimmer

  • Glimmnir

    Glimm glimmer + nir smith

    glimmer smith

  • Glimmak

    Glimm glimmer + ak blade

    glimmer blade

  • Glimmulf

    Glimm glimmer + ulf hound

    glimmer hound

Wizard


People

Glim initial · Glima initial

  • Glimtor

    Glim glimmer + tor tower

    glimmer tower

  • Glimon

    Glim glimmer + on great

    glimmer great

  • Glimrim

    Glim glimmer + rim edge

    glimmer edge

  • Glimavine

    Glima glimmer + vine bond

    glimmer bond

  • Glimarin

    Glima glimmer + rin circle

    glimmer circle

  • Glimaessa

    Glima glimmer + essa essence

    glimmer essence

Elf


Fantasy races

sila final

  • Arisila

    Ari silver + sila glimmer

    silver glimmer

  • Aerasila

    Aera breeze + sila glimmer

    breeze glimmer

  • Lirasila

    Lira voice + sila glimmer

    voice glimmer

Fairy


Fantasy races

glim final

  • Thrumglim

    Thrum loom thread + glim glimmer

    loom thread glimmer

  • Wickglim

    Wick candle cord + glim glimmer

    candle cord glimmer

  • Flitglim

    Flit flitting + glim glimmer

    flitting glimmer

Mermaid


Creatures

Rylan initial

  • Rylannir

    Rylan glimmer + nir guardian

    glimmer guardian

  • Rylanvaris

    Rylan glimmer + varis bearer

    glimmer bearer

  • Rylanimar

    Rylan glimmer + imar ward

    glimmer ward

Necromancer


Tabletop

Glima initial

  • Glimafenna

    Glima glimmer + fenna fen

    glimmer fen

  • Glimamena

    Glima glimmer + mena waning moon

    glimmer waning moon

  • Glimagloma

    Glima glimmer + gloma twilight

    glimmer twilight

Senses that travel together

See also

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