“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
¶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.
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
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
helm final
- Dunhelm
Dun hill + helm helm
hill helm
- Ornhelm
Orn eagle + helm helm
eagle helm
- Haldhelm
Hald guardian + helm helm
guardian helm
helm final
- Deephelm
Deep deep + helm helm
deep helm
- Morainehelm
Moraine moraine + helm helm
moraine helm
- Boulderhelm
Boulder boulder + helm helm
boulder helm
Helma initial
- Helmaraban
Helma helm + raban raven
helm raven
- Helmabern
Helma helm + bern bear
helm bear
- Helmagrim
Helma helm + grim mask
helm mask
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
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
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
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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