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“helm”

10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them close a name against 3 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 2.

Dwarf


Fantasy races

grim final · Helm initial

  • Brokgrim

    Brok broad + grim helm

    broad helm

  • Daggrim

    Dag day + grim helm

    day helm

  • Brumgrim

    Brum thunder + grim helm

    thunder helm

  • Helmmid

    Helm helm + mid middle

    helm middle

  • Helmrag

    Helm helm + rag ridge

    helm ridge

  • Helmthok

    Helm helm + thok roof

    helm roof

Paladin


Tabletop

helm final · helma final

  • Rectihelm

    Recti straight + helm helm

    straight helm

  • Ambrohelm

    Ambro undying + helm helm

    undying helm

  • Fidehelm

    Fide faithful + helm helm

    faithful helm

  • Carahelma

    Cara dear + helma helm

    dear helm

  • Florahelma

    Flora blossom + helma helm

    blossom helm

  • Virtuhelma

    Virtu virtue + helma helm

    virtue helm

D&D


Tabletop

helm final

  • Dunhelm

    Dun hill + helm helm

    hill helm

  • Ornhelm

    Orn eagle + helm helm

    eagle helm

  • Haldhelm

    Hald guardian + helm helm

    guardian helm

Giant


Creatures

helm final

  • Deephelm

    Deep deep + helm helm

    deep helm

  • Morainehelm

    Moraine moraine + helm helm

    moraine helm

  • Boulderhelm

    Boulder boulder + helm helm

    boulder helm

Griffin


Creatures

Helma initial

  • Helmaraban

    Helma helm + raban raven

    helm raven

  • Helmabern

    Helma helm + bern bear

    helm bear

  • Helmagrim

    Helma helm + grim mask

    helm mask

Mermaid


Creatures

isar final

  • Nolanisar

    Nolan night water + isar helm

    night water helm

  • Ilmarisar

    Ilmar pearl + isar helm

    pearl helm

  • Ondarisar

    Ondar surge + isar helm

    surge helm

Spaceship


Objects

helm final

  • Curious Helm

    Curious full of care + helm helm

    full of care helm

  • Terminal Helm

    Terminal boundary + helm helm

    boundary helm

  • Sovereign Helm

    Sovereign above all + helm helm

    above all helm

Viking


Real world

Hjalm initial

  • Hjalmormr

    Hjalm helm + ormr serpent

    helm serpent

  • Hjalmgest

    Hjalm helm + gest guest

    helm guest

  • Hjalmbrandr

    Hjalm helm + brandr sword

    helm sword

Senses that travel together

See also

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