“green”
26 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them open a name against 4 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. Elf carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Kel initial · Kae initial · Kal initial · Green initial
- Keldan
Kel green + dan friend
green friend
- Kelpeth
Kel green + peth word
green word
- Kellas
Kel green + las leaf
green leaf
- Kaevien
Kae green + vien life
green life
- Kaetae
Kae green + tae bright
green bright
- Kaelassa
Kae green + lassa leaf
green leaf
- Kalhael
Kal green + hael healing
green healing
- Kalmar
Kal green + mar hearth
green hearth
- Kalyth
Kal green + yth depth
green depth
- Greenglade
Green green + glade glade
green glade
- Greenlight
Green green + light light
green light
- Greenwalker
Green green + walker walker
green walker
Vira initial · Green initial
- Viramire
Vira green + mire marvel
green marvel
- Viravier
Vira green + vier player
green player
- Virareve
Vira green + reve dream
green dream
- Greentale
Green green + tale tale
green tale
- Greentune
Green green + tune tune
green tune
- Greenharp
Green green + harp harp
green harp
Verdi initial · Vert initial
- Verdiwald
Verdi green + wald rule
green rule
- Verdiald
Verdi green + ald old
green old
- Verdigrim
Verdi green + grim mask
green mask
- Vert Displayed
Vert green + Displayed displayed
green, displayed
- Vert Membered
Vert green + Membered membered
green, membered
- Vert Salient
Vert green + Salient leaping
green, leaping
las final · wyrdd final
- Mainlas
Main slender + las green
slender green
- Adarlas
Adar birds + las green
birds green
- Morwynlas
Morwyn maiden + las green
maiden green
- Llanwyrdd
Llan church enclosure + wyrdd green
church enclosure green
- Aberwyrdd
Aber river mouth + wyrdd green
river mouth green
- Cilwyrdd
Cil nook + wyrdd green
nook green
Hlar initial
- Hlarzhaa
Hlar green + zhaa crater
green crater
- Hlarlozh
Hlar green + lozh causeway
green causeway
- Hlarnith
Hlar green + nith harbour
green harbour
Green initial
- Greenmere
Green green + mere lake
green lake
- Greenport
Green green + port harbour
green harbour
- Greenside
Green green + side hillside
green hillside
Vir initial
- Viruria
Vir green + uria realm
green realm
- Virena
Vir green + ena land
green land
- Virterre
Vir green + terre land
green land
Ver initial
- Vermar
Ver green + mar famous
green famous
- Verkir
Ver green + kir keen
green keen
- Verarn
Ver green + arn eagle
green eagle
Green initial
- Greenpurlieu
Green green + purlieu forest fringe
green forest fringe
- Greencoppice
Green green + coppice cut underwood
green cut underwood
- Greenelms
Green green + elms elms
green elms
Vert initial
- Vertvigne
Vert green + vigne vine
green vine
- Vertmarais
Vert green + marais marsh
green marsh
- Vertnoir
Vert green + noir black
green black
Grün initial
- Grünkamp
Grün green + kamp field
green field
- Gründorf
Grün green + dorf village
green village
- Grünwald
Grün green + wald forest
green forest
The Verdant initial
- The Verdant Reapers
The Verdant green + reapers harvest cutters
green harvest cutters
- The Verdant Hands
The Verdant green + hands hired workers
green hired workers
- The Verdant Compact
The Verdant green + compact agreed bargain
green agreed bargain
Glas initial
- Glasmeen
Glas green + meen fine
green fine
- Glasbar
Glas green + bar head
green head
- Glaslay
Glas green + lay hero
green hero
Midori initial
- Midorihime
Midori green + hime princess
green princess
- Midorime
Midori green + me bud
green bud
- Midorimine
Midori green + mine peak
green peak
Vert initial
- Vertric
Vert green + ric ruler
green ruler
- Vertand
Vert green + and daring
green daring
- Vertmond
Vert green + mond protection
green protection
Virid initial
- Viridigena
Virid green + igena born
green born
- Viridogenes
Virid green + ogenes origin
green origin
- Viridiculum
Virid green + iculum tool
green tool
glas final
- Seangglas
Seang slender + glas green
slender green
- Calaglas
Cala harbour + glas green
harbour green
- Camglas
Cam crooked + glas green
crooked green
Verdant initial
- Verdant Herald
Verdant green + herald army wielder
green army wielder
- Verdant Paragon
Verdant green + paragon touchstone
green touchstone
- Verdant Current
Verdant green + current running flow
green running flow
The Green initial
- The Green Oak
The Green green + oak acorn tree
green acorn tree
- The Green Kettle
The Green green + kettle little cooking pot
green little cooking pot
- The Green Thistle
The Green green + thistle prickly plant
green prickly plant
anger final
- Frunzanger
Frunz leaf + anger green
leaf-green
- Lindanger
Lind linden + anger green
linden-green
- Weissanger
Weiss white + anger green
white-green
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “green”. 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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