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“horn”

15 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 10 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

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, Dragon, has 2.

Dragon


Creatures

thryx final · thyx final

  • Zerixthryx

    Zerix star + thryx horn

    star horn

  • Nyxarthryx

    Nyxar void + thryx horn

    void horn

  • Saurixthryx

    Saurix wyrm + thryx horn

    wyrm horn

  • Galyathyx

    Galya pride + thyx horn

    pride horn

  • Lysarathyx

    Lysara shadow + thyx horn

    shadow horn

  • Xandrathyx

    Xandra gold + thyx horn

    gold horn

Giant


Creatures

horn final · horna final

  • Kravanhorn

    Kravan escarpment + horn horn

    escarpment horn

  • Thundralhorn

    Thundral thunder + horn horn

    thunder horn

  • Steinvarhorn

    Steinvar standing rock + horn horn

    standing rock horn

  • Aurbrunhorna

    Aurbrun aurora + horna horn

    aurora horn

  • Steinvelhorna

    Steinvel standing rock + horna horn

    standing rock horn

  • Klovirhorna

    Klovir cleft + horna horn

    cleft horn

Griffin


Creatures

Cornu initial · Cornua initial

  • Cornunand

    Cornu horn + nand daring

    horn daring

  • Cornuhard

    Cornu horn + hard hardy

    horn hardy

  • Cornumund

    Cornu horn + mund protection

    horn protection

  • Cornuawalda

    Cornua horn + walda rule

    horn rule

  • Cornuananda

    Cornua horn + nanda daring

    horn daring

  • Cornuawulfa

    Cornua horn + wulfa wolf

    horn wolf

Roman


Real world

cornelius final · Cornelia initial

  • Sextus Cornelius

    Sextus sixth + cornelius horn

    sixth, horn

  • Septimus Cornelius

    Septimus seventh + cornelius horn

    seventh, horn

  • Justus Cornelius

    Justus upright + cornelius horn

    upright, horn

  • Cornelia Secunda

    Cornelia horn + secunda second

    horn, second

  • Cornelia Maior

    Cornelia horn + maior elder

    horn, elder

  • Cornelia Decima

    Cornelia horn + decima tenth

    horn, tenth

Angel


Creatures

Shofra initial

  • Shofrarim

    Shofra horn + rim of the ranks

    horn of the ranks

  • Shofralai

    Shofra horn + lai of the song

    horn of the song

  • Shofrarath

    Shofra horn + rath of the testament

    horn of the testament

Demon


Creatures

Hurn initial

  • Hurnosk

    Hurn horn + osk gloom

    horn of the gloom

  • Hurnung

    Hurn horn + ung tongue

    horn of the tongue

  • Hurnask

    Hurn horn + ask mask

    horn of the mask

Dwarf


Fantasy races

horn final

  • Hildahorn

    Hilda battle + horn horn

    battle horn

  • Norrahorn

    Norra north + horn horn

    north horn

  • Solvahorn

    Solva sun + horn horn

    sun horn

Mountain


Objects

corno final

  • Goatcorno

    Goat goats + corno horn

    goats horn

  • Gritcorno

    Grit gritstone + corno horn

    gritstone horn

  • Hailcorno

    Hail hail + corno horn

    hail horn

Orc


Fantasy races

gorn final

  • Gorgorn

    Gor gore + gorn horn

    gore horn

  • Luggorn

    Lug heavy + gorn horn

    heavy horn

  • Uggorn

    Ugg ugly + gorn horn

    ugly horn

Viking


Real world

horn final

  • Grimhorn

    Grim grim + horn horn

    grim horn

  • Hvathorn

    Hvat keen + horn horn

    keen horn

  • Fagerhorn

    Fager fair + horn horn

    fair horn

Wizard


People

orn final

  • Loamorn

    Loam loam + orn horn

    loam horn

  • Ergorn

    Erg work + orn horn

    work horn

  • Hollorn

    Holl hollow + orn horn

    hollow horn

Senses that travel together

See also

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