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“keeper”

18 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from fantasy races 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, Mermaid, has 3.

Mermaid


Creatures

amar final · mara final · amir final

  • Alaramar

    Alar drift + amar keeper

    drift keeper

  • Kaelenamar

    Kaelen flow + amar keeper

    flow keeper

  • Solenamar

    Solen sunlight + amar keeper

    sunlight keeper

  • Elorilmara

    Eloril dawn light + mara keeper

    dawn light keeper

  • Coralismara

    Coralis coral + mara keeper

    coral keeper

  • Serathmara

    Serath spray + mara keeper

    spray keeper

  • Lumarisamir

    Lumaris phosphor glow + amir keeper

    phosphor glow keeper

  • Kelvaramir

    Kelvar kelp + amir keeper

    kelp keeper

  • Quilothamir

    Quiloth hush + amir keeper

    hush keeper

Paladin


Tabletop

ward final · serra final · keeper final

  • Vigiward

    Vigi watchful + ward keeper

    watchful keeper

  • Magniward

    Magni great + ward keeper

    great keeper

  • Lumiward

    Lumi light + ward keeper

    light keeper

  • Justaserra

    Justa just + serra keeper

    just keeper

  • Puraserra

    Pura pure + serra keeper

    pure keeper

  • Auraserra

    Aura radiance + serra keeper

    radiance keeper

  • Honourkeeper

    Honour honour + keeper keeper

    honour keeper

  • Dawnkeeper

    Dawn dawn + keeper keeper

    dawn keeper

  • Starkeeper

    Star star + keeper keeper

    star keeper

God


Creatures

Gar initial · keeper final

  • Gargorn

    Gar keeper + gorn vigil

    keeper of the vigil

  • Garor

    Gar keeper + or light

    keeper of the light

  • Garxar

    Gar keeper + xar severance

    keeper of the severance

  • Frostkeeper

    Frost frost + keeper keeper

    frost keeper

  • Crownkeeper

    Crown crown + keeper keeper

    crown keeper

  • Rootkeeper

    Root root + keeper keeper

    root keeper

Wizard


People

ard final · keeper final

  • Scripard

    Scrip writing + ard keeper

    writing keeper

  • Onyxard

    Onyx onyx + ard keeper

    onyx keeper

  • Torard

    Tor tower + ard keeper

    tower keeper

  • Thornkeeper

    Thorn thorn + keeper keeper

    thorn keeper

  • Stormkeeper

    Storm storm + keeper keeper

    storm keeper

  • Greykeeper

    Grey grey + keeper keeper

    grey keeper

Angel


Creatures

keeper final

  • Thronekeeper

    Throne throne + keeper keeper

    throne keeper

  • Crownkeeper

    Crown crown + keeper keeper

    crown keeper

  • Namekeeper

    Name name + keeper keeper

    name keeper

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

dar final

  • Sarthdar

    Sarth sword + dar keeper

    sword keeper

  • Xolthdar

    Xolth void + dar keeper

    void keeper

  • Zorthdar

    Zorth furnace + dar keeper

    furnace keeper

Dwarf


Fantasy races

dar final

  • Kardar

    Kar rock + dar keeper

    rock keeper

  • Torgdar

    Torg tower + dar keeper

    tower keeper

  • Nordar

    Nor north + dar keeper

    north keeper

Elf


Fantasy races

dir final

  • Lamdir

    Lam echo + dir keeper

    echo keeper

  • Celdir

    Cel sky + dir keeper

    sky keeper

  • Peldir

    Pel border + dir keeper

    border keeper

Gnome


Fantasy races

pocket final

  • Thimblepocket

    Thimble finger cap + pocket keeper

    keeper of the finger cap

  • Quillpocket

    Quill writing feather + pocket keeper

    keeper of the writing feather

  • Wobbelpocket

    Wobbel unsteady spin + pocket keeper

    keeper of the unsteady spin

Halfling


Fantasy races

er final

  • Garther

    Garth yard + er keeper

    yard keeper

  • Cober

    Cob hazelnut + er keeper

    hazelnut keeper

  • Toder

    Tod fox + er keeper

    fox keeper

Troll


Creatures

hald final

  • Snorhald

    Snor snow + hald keeper

    snow keeper

  • Thodhald

    Thod thaw + hald keeper

    thaw keeper

  • Marghald

    Marg marsh + hald keeper

    marsh keeper

Witch


People

ard final

  • Yarard

    Yar yarrow + ard keeper

    yarrow keeper

  • Felard

    Fel fell + ard keeper

    fell keeper

  • Gorsard

    Gors gorse + ard keeper

    gorse keeper

Senses that travel together

See also

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