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“hammer”

10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 8 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures 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, Dwarf, has 3.

Dwarf


Fantasy races

thok final · Hamm initial · Hammer initial

  • Bargthok

    Barg stone + thok hammer

    stone hammer

  • Tarnthok

    Tarn lake + thok hammer

    lake hammer

  • Kelthok

    Kel forge + thok hammer

    forge hammer

  • Hammgrund

    Hamm hammer + grund bedrock

    hammer bedrock

  • Hammrikk

    Hamm hammer + rikk realm

    hammer realm

  • Hammeim

    Hamm hammer + eim breath

    hammer breath

  • Hammerpick

    Hammer hammer + pick pick

    hammer pick

  • Hammerhewer

    Hammer hammer + hewer hewer

    hammer hewer

  • Hammerdelver

    Hammer hammer + delver delver

    hammer delver

D&D


Tabletop

mek final · hammer final

  • Varmek

    Var true + mek hammer

    true hammer

  • Yrmek

    Yr yew + mek hammer

    yew hammer

  • Magmek

    Mag great + mek hammer

    great hammer

  • Brighthammer

    Bright bright + hammer hammer

    bright hammer

  • Greyhammer

    Grey grey + hammer hammer

    grey hammer

  • Everhammer

    Ever ever + hammer hammer

    ever hammer

Giant


Creatures

hamar final

  • Steinvarhamar

    Steinvar standing rock + hamar hammer

    standing rock hammer

  • Iskaldhamar

    Iskald deep cold + hamar hammer

    deep cold hammer

  • Ravdalhamar

    Ravdal ravine + hamar hammer

    ravine hammer

Nickname


People

the hammer final

  • Cinder the Hammer

    Cinder burnt slag + the hammer hammer

    burnt slag hammer

  • Hook the Hammer

    Hook curved barb + the hammer hammer

    curved barb hammer

  • Silver the Hammer

    Silver white metal + the hammer hammer

    white metal hammer

Scottish


Real world

ord final

  • Kyleord

    Kyle strait + ord hammer

    strait hammer

  • Barord

    Bar top + ord hammer

    top hammer

  • Muirord

    Muir moor + ord hammer

    moor hammer

Troll


Creatures

hamm final

  • Hrunhamm

    Hrun old stone + hamm hammer

    old stone hammer

  • Brokhamm

    Brok rubble + hamm hammer

    rubble hammer

  • Stoghamm

    Stog sludge + hamm hammer

    sludge hammer

Viking


Real world

hamar final

  • Digrhamar

    Digr stout + hamar hammer

    stout hammer

  • Ljoshamar

    Ljos light + hamar hammer

    light hammer

  • Langhamar

    Lang long + hamar hammer

    long hammer

Senses that travel together

See also

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