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“mask”

11 fragments across 9 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 real world 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, Griffin, has 2.

Griffin


Creatures

grim final · grima final

  • Fergrim

    Fer iron + grim mask

    iron mask

  • Reggrim

    Reg royal + grim mask

    royal mask

  • Corvingrim

    Corvin raven + grim mask

    raven mask

  • Fortiagrima

    Fortia brave + grima mask

    brave mask

  • Aureagrima

    Aurea gold + grima mask

    gold mask

  • Nidagrima

    Nida nest + grima mask

    nest mask

Viking


Real world

Grim initial · grimr final

  • Grimmundr

    Grim mask + mundr protection

    mask protection

  • Grimmund

    Grim mask + mund protection

    mask protection

  • Grimormr

    Grim mask + ormr serpent

    mask serpent

  • Ascgrimr

    Asc aesir god + grimr mask

    aesir god mask

  • Halgrimr

    Hal rock + grimr mask

    rock mask

  • Saxgrimr

    Sax blade + grimr mask

    blade mask

Cyberpunk


People

mask final

  • Voltmask

    Volt volt + mask mask

    volt mask

  • Tracemask

    Trace drawn line + mask mask

    drawn line mask

  • Hexmask

    Hex witch + mask mask

    witch mask

Demon


Creatures

ask final

  • Morvask

    Morv murder + ask mask

    murder of the mask

  • Falkhask

    Falkh fall + ask mask

    fall of the mask

  • Blathask

    Blath blame + ask mask

    blame of the mask

D&D


Tabletop

grim final

  • Talgrim

    Tal tall + grim mask

    tall mask

  • Balgrim

    Bal strength + grim mask

    strength mask

  • Morgrim

    Mor dark + grim mask

    dark mask

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Mes initial

  • Mesra

    Mes mask + ra kindled

    mask kindled

  • Meskara

    Mes mask + kara shielded

    mask shielded

  • Mesnura

    Mes mask + nura patient

    mask patient

French


Real world

Grim initial

  • Grimelot

    Grim mask + elot little

    mask little

  • Grimouin

    Grim mask + ouin friend

    mask friend

  • Grimbaud

    Grim mask + baud bold

    mask bold

German


Real world

Grim initial

  • Grimrat

    Grim mask + rat counsel

    mask counsel

  • Grimher

    Grim mask + her army

    mask army

  • Grimtrud

    Grim mask + trud strength

    mask strength

Witch


People

grim final

  • Saltgrim

    Salt sea mineral + grim mask

    sea mineral mask

  • Targrim

    Tar tree resin + grim mask

    tree resin mask

  • Reedgrim

    Reed marsh cane + grim mask

    marsh cane mask

Senses that travel together

See also

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