“great”
38 fragments across 26 traditions carry this sense. 29 of them open a name against 9 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from real world 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, Japanese, has 3.
Dai initial · Tai initial · ta final
- Daifumi
Dai great + fumi writing
great writing
- Daisuke
Dai great + suke help
great help
- Daitada
Dai great + tada loyal
great loyal
- Taishiro
Tai great + shiro fourth son
great fourth son
- Taiyuki
Tai great + yuki happiness
great happiness
- Taisaburo
Tai great + saburo third son
great third son
- Toshita
Toshi sharp + ta great
sharp great
- Kazuta
Kazu harmony + ta great
harmony great
- Tetsuta
Tetsu iron + ta great
iron great
Erm initial · Grand initial
- Ermgise
Erm great + gise hostage
great hostage
- Ermelette
Erm great + elette little
great little
- Ermelle
Erm great + elle little
great little
- Grandnoir
Grand great + noir black
great black
- Grandcour
Grand great + cour courtyard
great courtyard
- Grandboulanger
Grand great + boulanger baker
great baker
Magni initial · Magna initial
- Magnihild
Magni great + hild combat
great combat
- Magnihug
Magni great + hug mind
great mind
- Magnitheod
Magni great + theod nation
great nation
- Magnagrima
Magna great + grima mask
great mask
- Magnamoda
Magna great + moda courage
great courage
- Magnamera
Magna great + mera famous
great famous
mor final · more final
- Casmor
Cas curly + mor great
curly great
- Niamor
Nia champion + mor great
champion great
- Fiachmor
Fiach raven + mor great
raven great
- Ballymore
Bally homestead + more great
homestead great
- Turloughmore
Turlough winter lake + more great
winter lake great
- Cashelmore
Cashel stone fort + more great
stone fort great
on final · Grand initial
- Conon
Con bold + on great
bold great
- Eberon
Eber boar + on great
boar great
- Guilon
Guil will + on great
will great
- Grandlieu
Grand great + lieu place
great place
- Granddalle
Grand great + dalle valley
great valley
- Grandfort
Grand great + fort stronghold
great stronghold
Urg initial · Urga initial
- Urgzag
Urg great + zag edge
great edge
- Urgrak
Urg great + rak rip
great rip
- Urgak
Urg great + ak axe
great axe
- Urgabash
Urga great + bash fury
great fury
- Urgakrag
Urga great + krag rock
great rock
- Urgagorr
Urga great + gorr wound
great wound
Magni initial · Magna initial
- Magniland
Magni great + land land
great land
- Magnitheod
Magni great + theod nation
great nation
- Magnihun
Magni great + hun warrior
great warrior
- Magnacara
Magna great + cara beloved
great beloved
- Magnasana
Magna great + sana healing
great healing
- Magnaberta
Magna great + berta bright
great bright
Mega initial · Megale initial
- Megatropos
Mega great + tropos turning
great turning
- Meganomos
Mega great + nomos law
great law
- Megatimos
Mega great + timos honour
great honour
- Megalearete
Megale great + arete excellence
great excellence
- Megalemelia
Megale great + melia song
great song
- Megaleeidea
Megale great + eidea likeness
great likeness
magna final · Magn initial
- Decia Magna
Decia tenth + magna great
tenth, great
- Nigidia Magna
Nigidia black + magna great
black, great
- Junia Magna
Junia of juno + magna great
of juno, great
- Magniculus
Magn great + iculus least one
the great least one
- Magnulus
Magn great + ulus small one
the great small one
- Magnio
Magn great + io notable one
the great notable one
Mawr initial · fawr final
- Mawrfyr
Mawr great + fyr short
great short
- Mawrgwm
Mawr great + gwm hollow
great hollow
- Mawrlwyd
Mawr great + lwyd hoary
great hoary
- Ap Cynfawr
Ap Cyn son of chief + fawr great
son of chief, the great
- Ap Gwynfawr
Ap Gwyn son of blessing + fawr great
son of blessing, the great
- Ferch Morfawr
Ferch Mor daughter of sea + fawr great
daughter of sea, the great
Mag initial · on final
- Magmar
Mag great + mar memory
great memory
- Magex
Mag great + ex mark
great mark
- Magthys
Mag great + thys depth
great depth
- Hespon
Hesp dusk + on great
dusk great
- Maron
Mar tide + on great
tide great
- Baron
Bar rod + on great
rod great
Wei initial
- Weiyong
Wei great + yong brave
great brave
- Weiyi
Wei great + yi righteous
great righteous
- Weili
Wei great + li strength
great strength
Mickle initial
- Mickletoft
Mickle great + toft homestead plot
great homestead plot
- Micklecombe
Mickle great + combe narrow valley
great narrow valley
- Micklemill
Mickle great + mill mill
great mill
Magn initial
- Magngonia
Magn great + gonia territory
great territory
- Magnina
Magn great + ina land
great land
- Magnilia
Magn great + ilia land
great land
Mag initial
- Magwick
Mag great + wick dwelling
great dwelling
- Magloth
Mag great + loth host
great host
- Maglorn
Mag great + lorn lost
great lost
Mor initial
- Morknar
Mor great + knar knot
great knot
- Morcairn
Mor great + cairn heaped marker
great heaped marker
- Morcroft
Mor great + croft small field
great small field
gret final
- Rindagret
Rinda bark + gret great
bark great
- Disgret
Dis lady + gret great
lady great
- Ylvagret
Ylva howl + gret great
howl great
Irm initial
- Irmsind
Irm great + sind journey
great journey
- Irmdank
Irm great + dank thought
great thought
- Irmbald
Irm great + bald bold
great bold
Mega initial
- Megalykos
Mega great + lykos wolf
great wolf
- Megathymos
Mega great + thymos heart
great heart
- Megapatros
Mega great + patros father
great father
Stor initial
- Storborg
Stor great + borg fortress
great fortress
- Storvale
Stor great + vale valley
great valley
- Storwold
Stor great + wold high woodland
great high woodland
Dae initial
- Daewoo
Dae great + woo help
great help
- Daewon
Dae great + won origin
great origin
- Daeheon
Dae great + heon law
great law
Mor initial
- Mormont
Mor great + mont mount
great mount
- Moredge
Mor great + edge escarpment
great escarpment
- Morstock
Mor great + stock rock massif
great rock massif
Magnus initial
- Magnus Copperhand
Magnus great + copperhand copper hand
great, called the copper hand
- Magnus the Grim
Magnus great + the grim grim
great, called the grim
- Magnus the Drowned
Magnus great + the drowned drowned
great, called the drowned
Mor initial
- Moraird
Mor great + aird height
great height
- Mormuir
Mor great + muir moor
great moor
- Moran
Mor great + an little
great little
Grand initial
- Grand Ranger
Grand great + ranger ranger
great ranger
- Grand Resolve
Grand great + resolve resolve
great resolve
- Grand Petrel
Grand great + petrel petrel
great petrel
velka final
- Nadiavelka
Nadia hope + velka great
hope-great
- Lunavelka
Luna moon + velka great
moon-great
- Lianavelka
Liana vine + velka great
vine-great
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “great”. 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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