ken|ning

“ice”

19 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 15 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 different families, from objects outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Dragon carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Dragon


Creatures

krys final · Kyria initial · kryss final · ylith final

  • Xerakkrys

    Xerak dread + krys ice

    dread ice

  • Zoltharkrys

    Zolthar depth + krys ice

    depth ice

  • Gorvaxkrys

    Gorvax hunger + krys ice

    hunger ice

  • Kyriazyr

    Kyria ice + zyr glint

    ice glint

  • Kyriasor

    Kyria ice + sor storm

    ice storm

  • Kyriasax

    Kyria ice + sax blade

    ice blade

  • Meryakryss

    Merya moon + kryss ice

    moon ice

  • Nyxarakryss

    Nyxara void + kryss ice

    void ice

  • Naxirakryss

    Naxira night + kryss ice

    night ice

  • Embrixylith

    Embrix ember + ylith ice

    ember ice

  • Quorixylith

    Quorix abyss + ylith ice

    abyss ice

  • Torvynylith

    Torvyn tower + ylith ice

    tower ice

Band


Music

Crystal initial · glaciers final

  • Crystal Wanderers

    Crystal ice + wanderers wanderers

    ice wanderers

  • Crystal Swallows

    Crystal ice + swallows swallows

    ice swallows

  • Crystal Orchards

    Crystal ice + orchards plant yards

    ice plant yards

  • Sweet Glaciers

    Sweet sweet + glaciers ice

    sweet ice

  • Winter Glaciers

    Winter winter + glaciers ice

    winter ice

  • Sleeping Glaciers

    Sleeping sleeping + glaciers ice

    sleeping ice

Wizard


People

Isk initial · Isa initial

  • Iskic

    Isk ice + ic bound

    ice bound

  • Iskex

    Isk ice + ex mark

    ice mark

  • Iskos

    Isk ice + os mouth

    ice mouth

  • Isanith

    Isa ice + nith dew

    ice dew

  • Isazelle

    Isa ice + zelle chime

    ice chime

  • Isaine

    Isa ice + ine little

    ice little

Chinese


Real world

Bing initial

  • Bingsu

    Bing ice + su plain

    ice plain

  • Bingjiao

    Bing ice + jiao delicate

    ice delicate

  • Bingxin

    Bing ice + xin joyful

    ice joyful

Country


Objects

Glac initial

  • Glacgonia

    Glac ice + gonia territory

    ice territory

  • Glacania

    Glac ice + ania country

    ice country

  • Glacelia

    Glac ice + elia land

    ice land

D&D


Tabletop

Isa initial

  • Isadara

    Isa ice + dara pearl

    ice pearl

  • Isadis

    Isa ice + dis goddess

    ice goddess

  • Isaketh

    Isa ice + keth hearth

    ice hearth

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Is initial

  • Issra

    Is ice + sra silent

    ice silent

  • Isza

    Is ice + za bright

    ice bright

  • Iskira

    Is ice + kira spark

    ice spark

Gamertag


People

Cryo initial

  • Cryophoenix

    Cryo ice + phoenix purple bird

    ice purple bird

  • Cryoorbit

    Cryo ice + orbit wheel track

    ice wheel track

  • Cryoflare

    Cryo ice + flare flare

    ice flare

Kingdom


Objects

Isk initial

  • Iskspire

    Isk ice + spire tower

    ice tower

  • Iskland

    Isk ice + land land

    ice land

  • Iskmoor

    Isk ice + moor moorland

    ice moorland

Mountain


Objects

Ice initial

  • Iceneedle

    Ice ice + needle rock needle

    ice rock needle

  • Icecol

    Ice ice + col saddle pass

    ice saddle pass

  • Icestock

    Ice ice + stock rock massif

    ice rock massif

Necromancer


Tabletop

Isara initial

  • Isaralacra

    Isara ice + lacra weeping

    ice weeping

  • Isarazenna

    Isara ice + zenna ending

    ice ending

  • Isarasilla

    Isara ice + silla quietness

    ice quietness

Planet


Objects

Gel initial

  • Gelophora

    Gel ice + ophora bearer

    ice bearer

  • Gelida

    Gel ice + ida daughter

    ice daughter

  • Gelrupes

    Gel ice + rupes cliff

    ice cliff

Vampire


Creatures

Eis initial

  • Eishain

    Eis ice + hain grove

    ice-grove

  • Eisvich

    Eis ice + vich son

    ice-son

  • Eisgora

    Eis ice + gora hill

    ice-hill

Viking


Real world

Is initial

  • Isfot

    Is ice + fot foot

    ice foot

  • Ishufa

    Is ice + hufa cap

    ice cap

  • Isbelti

    Is ice + belti belt

    ice belt

Senses that travel together

See also

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

Corpus under CC BY 4.0 — every fragment above has a stable anchor, so you can cite one entry rather than the whole site.