“lord”
11 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶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, Greek, has 2.
Anaxi initial · Kyr initial
- Anaxikleitos
Anaxi lord + kleitos famed
lord famed
- Anaxidemos
Anaxi lord + demos commons
lord commons
- Anaxigenes
Anaxi lord + genes born
lord born
- Kyriou
Kyr lord + iou belonging to
belonging to lord
- Kyrides
Kyr lord + ides sons of
sons of lord
- Kyraki
Kyr lord + aki small one
small one lord
dain final
- Walddain
Wald forest + dain lord
forest lord
- Yrdain
Yr yew + dain lord
yew lord
- Caeldain
Cael sky + dain lord
sky lord
thelor final
- Saltrixthelor
Saltrix brine + thelor lord
brine lord
- Jorvaxthelor
Jorvax hunger + thelor lord
hunger lord
- Grimyxthelor
Grimyx gloom + thelor lord
gloom lord
hir final
- Galhir
Gal tree + hir lord
tree lord
- Nymhir
Nym reed + hir lord
reed lord
- Aelhir
Ael noble + hir lord
noble lord
Thane initial
- Thanemere
Thane lord + mere lake
lord lake
- Thaneburg
Thane lord + burg walled town
lord walled town
- Thanemoor
Thane lord + moor moorland
lord moorland
aeus final
- Lorenaeus
Loren shore + aeus lord
shore lord
- Belunaeus
Belun swell + aeus lord
swell lord
- Nolanaeus
Nolan night water + aeus lord
night water lord
ul final
- Grishul
Grish blood + ul lord
blood lord
- Snakhul
Snakh jaw + ul lord
jaw lord
- Durgul
Durg iron + ul lord
iron lord
Vit initial
- Vitnox
Vit lord + nox night
lord-night
- Vitstadt
Vit lord + stadt town
lord-town
- Vitrich
Vit lord + rich ruler
lord-ruler
udd final
- Morudd
Mor sea + udd lord
sea lord
- Rhuddudd
Rhudd red + udd lord
red lord
- Ffynnonudd
Ffynnon spring + udd lord
spring lord
thane final
- Thrymthane
Thrym roar + thane lord
roar lord
- Halthane
Hal rock + thane lord
rock lord
- Duskthane
Dusk failing light + thane lord
failing light lord
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “lord”. 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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