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“grey”

18 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 15 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 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, Wizard, has 3.

Wizard


People

An initial · Gris initial · Grey initial

  • Anhel

    An grey + hel whole

    grey whole

  • Anvar

    An grey + var guard

    grey guard

  • Anum

    An grey + um place

    grey place

  • Grissil

    Gris grey + sil thread

    grey thread

  • Grisvar

    Gris grey + var guard

    grey guard

  • Grisvos

    Gris grey + vos voice

    grey voice

  • Greywarden

    Grey grey + warden warden

    grey warden

  • Greygate

    Grey grey + gate gate

    grey gate

  • Greylight

    Grey grey + light light

    grey light

Welsh


Real world

Llwyd initial · lwyd final

  • Llwydwyllt

    Llwyd grey + wyllt wild

    grey wild

  • Llwyddyn

    Llwyd grey + ddyn person

    grey person

  • Llwydwalch

    Llwyd grey + walch falcon

    grey falcon

  • Dawnlwyd

    Dawn gift + lwyd grey

    gift grey

  • Tonlwyd

    Ton wave + lwyd grey

    wave grey

  • Rhianlwyd

    Rhian damsel + lwyd grey

    damsel grey

Bard


Tabletop

Grey initial

  • Greytale

    Grey grey + tale tale

    grey tale

  • Greylyre

    Grey grey + lyre lyre

    grey lyre

  • Greyverse

    Grey grey + verse verse

    grey verse

City


Objects

Grey initial

  • Greygill

    Grey grey + gill ravine

    grey ravine

  • Greymoor

    Grey grey + moor moorland

    grey moorland

  • Greystow

    Grey grey + stow holy place

    grey holy place

D&D


Tabletop

Grey initial

  • Greyborn

    Grey grey + born born

    grey born

  • Greymane

    Grey grey + mane mane

    grey mane

  • Greywind

    Grey grey + wind wind

    grey wind

Drow


Fantasy races

Grys initial

  • Grysarvyn

    Grys grey + arvyn hunter

    grey hunter

  • Grysarriz

    Grys grey + arriz second son

    grey second son

  • Grysomryn

    Grys grey + omryn counted

    grey counted

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Har initial

  • Harund

    Har grey + und deep

    grey deep

  • Hartor

    Har grey + tor peak

    grey peak

  • Harrand

    Har grey + rand shield

    grey shield

Irish


Real world

lia final

  • Glaslia

    Glas green + lia grey

    green grey

  • Gallia

    Gall foreign + lia grey

    foreign grey

  • Tuathlia

    Tuath people + lia grey

    people grey

Scottish


Real world

lia final

  • Ealalia

    Eala swan + lia grey

    swan grey

  • Lasairlia

    Lasair flame + lia grey

    flame grey

  • Ciarlia

    Ciar dusky + lia grey

    dusky grey

Superhero


People

Har initial

  • Harwick

    Har grey + wick dwelling

    grey dwelling

  • Harton

    Har grey + ton settlement

    grey settlement

  • Harhurst

    Har grey + hurst wooded rise

    grey wooded rise

Tavern


Objects

The Grey initial

  • The Grey Crow

    The Grey grey + crow cawing bird

    grey cawing bird

  • The Grey Badger

    The Grey grey + badger striped digger

    grey striped digger

  • The Grey Rose

    The Grey grey + rose briar bloom

    grey briar bloom

Troll


Creatures

Dur initial

  • Durskul

    Dur grey + skul skull

    grey skull

  • Durbrokk

    Dur grey + brokk knuckle

    grey knuckle

  • Durhukk

    Dur grey + hukk hunch

    grey hunch

Vampire


Creatures

Grau initial

  • Graukreuz

    Grau grey + kreuz cross

    grey-cross

  • Grauanger

    Grau grey + anger green

    grey-green

  • Grauslav

    Grau grey + slav glory

    grey-glory

Viking


Real world

Gra initial

  • Grahals

    Gra grey + hals neck

    grey neck

  • Grabein

    Gra grey + bein leg

    grey leg

  • Graskip

    Gra grey + skip ship

    grey ship

Werewolf


Creatures

Har initial

  • Harmarrow

    Har grey + marrow bone pith

    grey bone pith

  • Harbreath

    Har grey + breath living air

    grey living air

  • Harrime

    Har grey + rime hoarfrost

    grey hoarfrost

Senses that travel together

See also

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