“north”
20 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 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, D&D, has 2.
Nor initial · North initial
- Norgar
Nor north + gar spear
north spear
- Norheim
Nor north + heim home
north home
- Norbrand
Nor north + brand sword
north sword
- Northmist
North north + mist mist
north mist
- Northgrim
North north + grim grim
north grim
- Northrune
North north + rune rune
north rune
Nor initial · Norra initial
- Norgrod
Nor north + grod ground
north ground
- Norheim
Nor north + heim home
north home
- Norbrak
Nor north + brak breaker
north breaker
- Norraveig
Norra north + veig strength
north strength
- Norrafri
Norra north + fri free
north free
- Norralokk
Norra north + lokk tress
north tress
North initial
- Northlaw
North north + law rounded hill
north rounded hill
- Northholm
North north + holm river island
north river island
- Northham
North north + ham homestead
north homestead
Bor initial
- Boruria
Bor north + uria realm
north realm
- Borestan
Bor north + estan place
north place
- Borina
Bor north + ina land
north land
Narth initial
- Narthzar
Narth north + zar spearman
north spearman
- Narthneth
Narth north + neth quiet
north quiet
- Narthveth
Narth north + veth calm
north calm
nor final
- Laenor
Lae water + nor north
water north
- Galnor
Gal tree + nor north
tree north
- Kelnor
Kel green + nor north
green north
Nor initial
- Norger
Nor north + ger spear
north spear
- Normund
Nor north + mund protection
north protection
- Norbaud
Nor north + baud bold
north bold
Nord initial
- Nordulf
Nord north + ulf wolf
north wolf
- Nordlef
Nord north + lef heir
north heir
- Nordrod
Nord north + rod glory
north glory
North initial
- Northmantle
North north + mantle mantle
north mantle
- Northvoice
North north + voice voice
north voice
- Northstride
North north + stride stride
north stride
Kita initial
- Kitabayashi
Kita north + bayashi grove
north grove
- Kitashiro
Kita north + shiro castle
north castle
- Kitase
Kita north + se rapids
north rapids
Nord initial
- Nordburg
Nord north + burg walled town
north walled town
- Nordthorn
Nord north + thorn thicket
north thicket
- Nordmire
Nord north + mire bog
north bog
North initial
- North the Wanderer
North north + the wanderer wanderer
north, called the wanderer
- North the Younger
North north + the younger younger
north, called the younger
- North Bilgewater
North north + bilgewater bilge water
north, called the bilge water
Tuath initial
- Tuathbost
Tuath north + bost farmstead
north farmstead
- Tuathay
Tuath north + ay isle
north isle
- Tuathbeg
Tuath north + beg small
north small
Nor initial
- Norston
Nor north + ston farmstead
north farmstead
- Norley
Nor north + ley clearing
north clearing
- Norlow
Nor north + low mound
north mound
nord final
- Frunznord
Frunz leaf + nord north
leaf-north
- Kronnord
Kron crown + nord north
crown-north
- Cernanord
Cerna black + nord north
black-north
Nor initial
- Norrik
Nor north + rik mighty
north mighty
- Northor
Nor north + thor thunder
north thunder
- Norsveinn
Nor north + sveinn boy
north boy
Nor initial
- Norscar
Nor north + scar healed wound
north healed wound
- Norsinew
Nor north + sinew binding tendon
north binding tendon
- Norjaw
Nor north + jaw mouth bone
north mouth bone
nor final
- Magnor
Mag great + nor north
great north
- Elnor
El star + nor north
star north
- Fernor
Fer iron + nor north
iron north
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “north”. 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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