“guardian”
19 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 15 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from people 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, Mermaid, has 3.
nir final · vira final · nira final
- Halonnir
Halon fair weather + nir guardian
fair weather guardian
- Irennir
Iren sea glass + nir guardian
sea glass guardian
- Yarennir
Yaren estuary + nir guardian
estuary guardian
- Tirenvira
Tiren tide pool + vira guardian
tide pool guardian
- Ulmarisvira
Ulmaris undertow + vira guardian
undertow guardian
- Cerithvira
Cerith seashell + vira guardian
seashell guardian
- Tidralnira
Tidral tide + nira guardian
tide guardian
- Corwynnira
Corwyn cove + nira guardian
cove guardian
- Spumarnira
Spumar spume + nira guardian
spume guardian
Hald initial · ward final
- Haldthas
Hald guardian + thas oath
guardian oath
- Halddain
Hald guardian + dain lord
guardian lord
- Haldnar
Hald guardian + nar fire
guardian fire
- Larkward
Lark lark + ward guardian
lark guardian
- Pineward
Pine pine + ward guardian
pine guardian
- Larchward
Larch larch + ward guardian
larch guardian
ward final · warda final
- Silvaward
Silva forest + ward guardian
forest guardian
- Petraward
Petra crag + ward guardian
crag guardian
- Truciward
Truci fierce + ward guardian
fierce guardian
- Fidawarda
Fida faith + warda guardian
faith guardian
- Ordinawarda
Ordina order + warda guardian
order guardian
- Silvawarda
Silva forest + warda guardian
forest guardian
vard final · vardr final
- Ketilvard
Ketil helmet + vard guardian
helmet guardian
- Ulfvard
Ulf wolf + vard guardian
wolf guardian
- Runvard
Run secret + vard guardian
secret guardian
- Hjorvardr
Hjor sword + vardr guardian
sword guardian
- Vevardr
Ve sacred + vardr guardian
sacred guardian
- Thorvardr
Thor thunder + vardr guardian
thunder guardian
ward final
- Amberward
Amber fossil resin + ward guardian
fossil resin guardian
- Pewterward
Pewter tin alloy + ward guardian
tin alloy guardian
- Charward
Char charcoal + ward guardian
charcoal guardian
Ward initial
- Wardstone
Ward guardian + stone boulder
guardian boulder
- Wardah
Ward guardian + ah little one
guardian little one
- Wardlee
Ward guardian + lee shelter
guardian shelter
ward final
- Ivyward
Ivy climbing vine + ward guardian
climbing vine guardian
- Wolfward
Wolf wolf + ward guardian
wolf guardian
- Tideward
Tide sea time + ward guardian
sea time guardian
ward final
- Holmward
Holm islet + ward guardian
islet guardian
- Goldward
Gold yellow metal + ward guardian
yellow metal guardian
- Presward
Pres priest + ward guardian
priest guardian
warden final
- Saltwarden
Salt sea crystal + warden guardian
sea crystal guardian
- Cinderwarden
Cinder fire slag + warden guardian
fire slag guardian
- Dustwarden
Dust fine grit + warden guardian
fine grit guardian
keeper final
- Nailkeeper
Nail iron pin + keeper guardian
iron pin guardian
- Stonekeeper
Stone stone + keeper guardian
stone guardian
- Blackkeeper
Black soot dark + keeper guardian
soot dark guardian
Custo initial
- Custovoke
Custo guardian + voke calling
guardian calling
- Custotor
Custo guardian + tor victor
guardian victor
- Customund
Custo guardian + mund protection
guardian protection
guardian final
- Marlin Guardian
Marlin marlin + guardian guardian
marlin guardian
- Royal Guardian
Royal kingly + guardian guardian
kingly guardian
- Fleet Guardian
Fleet fleet + guardian guardian
fleet guardian
Warden initial
- Warden Ember
Warden guardian + ember smouldering remnant
guardian smouldering remnant
- Warden Zenith
Warden guardian + zenith overhead point
guardian overhead point
- Warden Talon
Warden guardian + talon heel claw
guardian heel claw
ward final
- Felward
Fel fell + ward guardian
fell guardian
- Charward
Char scorched wood + ward guardian
scorched wood guardian
- Pitchward
Pitch black resin + ward guardian
black resin guardian
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “guardian”. 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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