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“gloom”

15 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 12 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Demon, has 3.

Demon


Creatures

Vozg initial · Vozn initial · osk final

  • Vozgoth

    Vozg gloom + oth abyss

    gloom of the abyss

  • Vozguk

    Vozg gloom + uk fetter

    gloom of the fetter

  • Vozgush

    Vozg gloom + ush reek

    gloom of the reek

  • Voznima

    Vozn gloom + ima swarm

    gloom of the swarm

  • Voznirva

    Vozn gloom + irva drought

    gloom of the drought

  • Vozniza

    Vozn gloom + iza brine

    gloom of the brine

  • Quornosk

    Quorn quarry + osk gloom

    quarry of the gloom

  • Ulthosk

    Ulth famine + osk gloom

    famine of the gloom

  • Kruvosk

    Kruv crush + osk gloom

    crush of the gloom

Dragon


Creatures

lyx final · Thessa initial · Grimyx initial

  • Azrixlyx

    Azrix venom + lyx gloom

    venom gloom

  • Adrixlyx

    Adrix elder + lyx gloom

    elder gloom

  • Karzorlyx

    Karzor stone + lyx gloom

    stone gloom

  • Thessagath

    Thessa gloom + gath maw

    gloom maw

  • Thessagoth

    Thessa gloom + goth doom

    gloom doom

  • Thessaphyx

    Thessa gloom + phyx plume

    gloom plume

  • Grimyxseryx

    Grimyx gloom + seryx eye

    gloom eye

  • Grimyxylith

    Grimyx gloom + ylith ice

    gloom ice

  • Grimyxthryx

    Grimyx gloom + thryx horn

    gloom horn

Troll


Creatures

Grum initial · Glum initial · Gloom initial

  • Grumbrau

    Grum gloom + brau brow

    gloom brow

  • Grumgrunn

    Grum gloom + grunn grumble

    gloom grumble

  • Grumthok

    Grum gloom + thok thumper

    gloom thumper

  • Glumkluna

    Glum gloom + kluna paw

    gloom paw

  • Glumvidda

    Glum gloom + vidda girth

    gloom girth

  • Glumdolla

    Glum gloom + dolla bundle

    gloom bundle

  • Gloomfist

    Gloom gloom + fist fist

    gloom fist

  • Gloomsack

    Gloom gloom + sack sack

    gloom sack

  • Gloomknuckle

    Gloom gloom + knuckle knuckle

    gloom knuckle

Drow


Fantasy races

Ghyl initial · Dolz initial

  • Ghylirzen

    Ghyl gloom + irzen thirdborn

    gloom thirdborn

  • Ghylorvyth

    Ghyl gloom + orvyth outrider

    gloom outrider

  • Ghylomryn

    Ghyl gloom + omryn counted

    gloom counted

  • Dolzosshra

    Dolz gloom + osshra watcher

    gloom watcher

  • Dolzelzza

    Dolz gloom + elzza exiled

    gloom exiled

  • Dolzanthra

    Dolz gloom + anthra sworn

    gloom sworn

Orc


Fantasy races

Zhul initial · Zhula initial

  • Zhulgug

    Zhul gloom + gug horror

    gloom horror

  • Zhulur

    Zhul gloom + ur old

    gloom old

  • Zhulgorn

    Zhul gloom + gorn horn

    gloom horn

  • Zhulakhan

    Zhula gloom + khan chief

    gloom chief

  • Zhulastok

    Zhula gloom + stok stump

    gloom stump

  • Zhuladurk

    Zhula gloom + durk stab

    gloom stab

Vampire


Creatures

Dunkel initial

  • Dunkelslav

    Dunkel gloom + slav glory

    gloom-glory

  • Dunkelpolje

    Dunkel gloom + polje field

    gloom-field

  • Dunkelanger

    Dunkel gloom + anger green

    gloom-green

Villain


People

shade final

  • Gormshade

    Gorm storm cloud + shade gloom

    storm cloud gloom

  • Karnshade

    Karn flesh + shade gloom

    flesh gloom

  • Voidshade

    Void empty space + shade gloom

    empty space gloom

Senses that travel together

See also

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