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“law”

14 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 7 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. Wizard 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.

Wizard


People

them final · Nema initial · Lex initial · is final

  • Quenthem

    Quen quill + them law

    quill law

  • Wynthem

    Wyn wind + them law

    wind law

  • Calthem

    Cal chalk + them law

    chalk law

  • Nemabell

    Nema law + bell bell

    law bell

  • Nemawyn

    Nema law + wyn joy

    law joy

  • Nemaira

    Nema law + ira song

    law song

  • Lexen

    Lex law + en maker

    law maker

  • Lexis

    Lex law + is law

    law law

  • Lextor

    Lex law + tor tower

    law tower

  • Quillis

    Quill quill + is law

    quill law

  • Bralis

    Bral brass + is law

    brass law

  • Fenis

    Fen marsh + is law

    marsh law

God


Creatures

Nem initial · is final · isa final

  • Nemgorn

    Nem law + gorn vigil

    law of the vigil

  • Nemlith

    Nem law + lith stone

    law of the stone

  • Nemdun

    Nem law + dun hill

    law of the hill

  • Anis

    An height + is law

    height of the law

  • Falis

    Fal fall + is law

    fall of the law

  • Voris

    Vor devourer + is law

    devourer of the law

  • Ilisa

    Il light + isa law

    light of the law

  • Selisa

    Sel moon + isa law

    moon of the law

  • Ambrisa

    Ambr amber + isa law

    amber of the law

Phoenix


Creatures

nomos final · noma final

  • Hypsonomos

    Hypso height + nomos law

    height law

  • Kyklonomos

    Kyklo circle + nomos law

    circle law

  • Orthronomos

    Orthro daybreak + nomos law

    daybreak law

  • Anthenoma

    Anthe flower + noma law

    flower law

  • Leukanoma

    Leuka white + noma law

    white law

  • Chronianoma

    Chronia time + noma law

    time law

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Lorth initial

  • Lorthkash

    Lorth law + kash harsh

    law harsh

  • Lorthvan

    Lorth law + van first

    law first

  • Lorthgan

    Lorth law + gan bearer

    law bearer

Drow


Fantasy races

Lorzz initial

  • Lorzzyzzon

    Lorzz law + yzzon waiting hall

    law waiting hall

  • Lorzzomreth

    Lorzz law + omreth tally

    law tally

  • Lorzzessyn

    Lorzz law + essyn weaving

    law weaving

Greek


Real world

nomos final

  • Sthenonomos

    Stheno strength + nomos law

    strength law

  • Hieronomos

    Hiero sacred + nomos law

    sacred law

  • Lysinomos

    Lysi releasing + nomos law

    releasing law

Korean


Real world

Heon initial

  • Heonyong

    Heon law + yong dragon

    law dragon

  • Heondo

    Heon law + do way

    law way

  • Heoneun

    Heon law + eun grace

    law grace

Paladin


Tabletop

Juri initial

  • Juridor

    Juri law + dor gift

    law gift

  • Juriward

    Juri law + ward warden

    law warden

  • Jurigan

    Juri law + gan bearer

    law bearer

Senses that travel together

See also

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