“grim”
14 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races 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, Dragonborn, has 3.
don final · mora final · dun final
- Dazdon
Daz spark + don grim
spark grim
- Ashdon
Ash ember + don grim
ember grim
- Hakdon
Hak cleave + don grim
cleave grim
- Qarmora
Qar quarry + mora grim
quarry grim
- Klazmora
Klaz claw + mora grim
claw grim
- Nezmora
Nez night + mora grim
night grim
- Pelthdun
Pelth plate + dun grim
plate grim
- Zelthdun
Zelth song + dun grim
song grim
- Gorthdun
Gorth gorge + dun grim
gorge grim
othris final · othra final
- Krylothris
Kryl hooked + othris grim
hooked grim
- Raszothris
Rasz lash + othris grim
lash grim
- Ozzothris
Ozz hollow + othris grim
hollow grim
- Hylzothra
Hylz hunger + othra grim
hunger grim
- Rylzothra
Rylz poison + othra grim
poison grim
- Vryssothra
Vryss cunning + othra grim
cunning grim
the grim final · Grim initial
- Ezra the Grim
Ezra help + the grim grim
help, called the grim
- Jean the Grim
Jean god is gracious + the grim grim
god is gracious, called the grim
- Owen the Grim
Owen well born + the grim grim
well born, called the grim
- Grimborn
Grim grim + born born
grim born
- Grimstrand
Grim grim + strand beach
grim beach
- Grimfoam
Grim grim + foam foam
grim foam
grim final
- Flintgrim
Flint flint + grim grim
flint grim
- Ambergrim
Amber amber + grim grim
amber grim
- Islegrim
Isle island + grim grim
island grim
Grim initial
- Grimhelm
Grim grim + helm helm
grim helm
- Grimgirdle
Grim grim + girdle girdle
grim girdle
- Grimfounder
Grim grim + founder founder
grim founder
Grim initial
- Grimblade
Grim grim + blade leaf
grim leaf
- Grimraider
Grim grim + raider riding out
grim riding out
- Grimprotocol
Grim grim + protocol first glued leaf
grim first glued leaf
Gorgo initial
- Gorgolochos
Gorgo grim + lochos company
grim company
- Gorgonous
Gorgo grim + nous intellect
grim intellect
- Gorgoxenos
Gorgo grim + xenos stranger
grim stranger
The Grim initial
- The Grim Host
The Grim grim + host armed multitude
grim armed multitude
- The Grim Banners
The Grim grim + banners war standards
grim war standards
- The Grim Compact
The Grim grim + compact agreed bargain
grim agreed bargain
Grimald initial
- Grimaldkreuz
Grimald grim + kreuz cross
grim cross
- Grimaldslav
Grimald grim + slav glory
grim glory
- Grimaldstein
Grimald grim + stein stone
grim stone
Grim initial
- Grimlund
Grim grim + lund temper
grim temper
- Grimfot
Grim grim + fot foot
grim foot
- Grimmunn
Grim grim + munn mouth
grim mouth
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “grim”. 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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