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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Japanese


Real world

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

French


Real world

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

Griffin


Creatures

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

Irish


Real world

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

Knight


People

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

Orc


Fantasy races

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

Paladin


Tabletop

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

Phoenix


Creatures

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

Roman


Real world

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

Welsh


Real world

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

Wizard


People

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

Chinese


Real world

Wei initial

  • Weiyong

    Wei great + yong brave

    great brave

  • Weiyi

    Wei great + yi righteous

    great righteous

  • Weili

    Wei great + li strength

    great strength

City


Objects

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

Country


Objects

Magn initial

  • Magngonia

    Magn great + gonia territory

    great territory

  • Magnina

    Magn great + ina land

    great land

  • Magnilia

    Magn great + ilia land

    great land

D&D


Tabletop

Mag initial

  • Magwick

    Mag great + wick dwelling

    great dwelling

  • Magloth

    Mag great + loth host

    great host

  • Maglorn

    Mag great + lorn lost

    great lost

Druid


Tabletop

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

Dwarf


Fantasy races

gret final

  • Rindagret

    Rinda bark + gret great

    bark great

  • Disgret

    Dis lady + gret great

    lady great

  • Ylvagret

    Ylva howl + gret great

    howl great

German


Real world

Irm initial

  • Irmsind

    Irm great + sind journey

    great journey

  • Irmdank

    Irm great + dank thought

    great thought

  • Irmbald

    Irm great + bald bold

    great bold

Greek


Real world

Mega initial

  • Megalykos

    Mega great + lykos wolf

    great wolf

  • Megathymos

    Mega great + thymos heart

    great heart

  • Megapatros

    Mega great + patros father

    great father

Kingdom


Objects

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

Korean


Real world

Dae initial

  • Daewoo

    Dae great + woo help

    great help

  • Daewon

    Dae great + won origin

    great origin

  • Daeheon

    Dae great + heon law

    great law

Mountain


Objects

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

Pirate


People

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

Scottish


Real world

Mor initial

  • Moraird

    Mor great + aird height

    great height

  • Mormuir

    Mor great + muir moor

    great moor

  • Moran

    Mor great + an little

    great little

Ship


Objects

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

Vampire


Creatures

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

See also

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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