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“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

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, Greek, has 2.

Greek


Real world

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

D&D


Tabletop

dain final

  • Walddain

    Wald forest + dain lord

    forest lord

  • Yrdain

    Yr yew + dain lord

    yew lord

  • Caeldain

    Cael sky + dain lord

    sky lord

Dragon


Creatures

thelor final

  • Saltrixthelor

    Saltrix brine + thelor lord

    brine lord

  • Jorvaxthelor

    Jorvax hunger + thelor lord

    hunger lord

  • Grimyxthelor

    Grimyx gloom + thelor lord

    gloom lord

Elf


Fantasy races

hir final

  • Galhir

    Gal tree + hir lord

    tree lord

  • Nymhir

    Nym reed + hir lord

    reed lord

  • Aelhir

    Ael noble + hir lord

    noble lord

Kingdom


Objects

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

Mermaid


Creatures

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

Orc


Fantasy races

ul final

  • Grishul

    Grish blood + ul lord

    blood lord

  • Snakhul

    Snakh jaw + ul lord

    jaw lord

  • Durgul

    Durg iron + ul lord

    iron lord

Vampire


Creatures

Vit initial

  • Vitnox

    Vit lord + nox night

    lord-night

  • Vitstadt

    Vit lord + stadt town

    lord-town

  • Vitrich

    Vit lord + rich ruler

    lord-ruler

Welsh


Real world

udd final

  • Morudd

    Mor sea + udd lord

    sea lord

  • Rhuddudd

    Rhudd red + udd lord

    red lord

  • Ffynnonudd

    Ffynnon spring + udd lord

    spring lord

Werewolf


Creatures

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

See also

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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