“helmet”
13 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 2 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from real world 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, Viking, has 3.
Ketil initial · kell final · ketill final
- Ketilrad
Ketil helmet + rad counsel
helmet counsel
- Ketilulf
Ketil helmet + ulf wolf
helmet wolf
- Ketilolf
Ketil helmet + olf wolf
helmet wolf
- Hjorkell
Hjor sword + kell helmet
sword helmet
- Holmkell
Holm islet + kell helmet
islet helmet
- Odkell
Od spear point + kell helmet
spear point helmet
- Ragnketill
Ragn the gods + ketill helmet
the gods helmet
- Fridketill
Frid peace + ketill helmet
peace helmet
- Austketill
Aust east + ketill helmet
east helmet
aume final · elme final
- Fredaume
Fred peace + aume helmet
peace helmet
- Mainaume
Main strength + aume helmet
strength helmet
- Landaume
Land land + aume helmet
land helmet
- Laurelme
Laur laurel + elme helmet
laurel helmet
- Adelelme
Adel noble + elme helmet
noble helmet
- Conelme
Con daring + elme helmet
daring helmet
helm final · helma final
- Sinishelm
Sinis left hand + helm helmet
left hand helmet
- Ferhelm
Fer iron + helm helmet
iron helmet
- Praedhelm
Praed prey + helm helmet
prey helmet
- Victahelma
Victa victory + helma helmet
victory helmet
- Rostrahelma
Rostra beak + helma helmet
beak helmet
- Solahelma
Sola sun + helma helmet
sun helmet
aume final · helm final
- Hugaume
Hug mind + aume helmet
mind helmet
- Guilaume
Guil will + aume helmet
will helmet
- Aimaume
Aim home + aume helmet
home helmet
- Ramhelm
Ram raven + helm helmet
raven helmet
- Berhelm
Ber bear + helm helmet
bear helmet
- Adalhelm
Adal noble + helm helmet
noble helmet
helm final
- Amberhelm
Amber fossil resin + helm helmet
fossil resin helmet
- Soothelm
Soot settled smoke + helm helmet
settled smoke helmet
- Tigerhelm
Tiger striped hunter + helm helmet
striped hunter helmet
Helm initial
- Helmleib
Helm helmet + leib heir
helmet heir
- Helmhad
Helm helmet + had combat
helmet combat
- Helmher
Helm helmet + her army
helmet army
helm final
- The Hungry Helm
The Hungry hungry + helm helmet
hungry helmet
- The Slumbering Helm
The Slumbering slumbering + helm helmet
slumbering helmet
- The White Helm
The White white + helm helmet
white helmet
helm final
- Draghelm
Drag precious + helm helmet
precious-helmet
- Steahelm
Stea star + helm helmet
star-helmet
- Volkhelm
Volk wolf + helm helmet
wolf-helmet
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “helmet”. 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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