“pledge”
10 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 4 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 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, Griffin, has 2.
gis final · gisela final
- Aquilgis
Aquil eagle + gis pledge
eagle pledge
- Clargis
Clar bright + gis pledge
bright pledge
- Alagis
Ala wing + gis pledge
wing pledge
- Vexillagisela
Vexilla banner + gisela pledge
banner pledge
- Sanctagisela
Sancta holy + gisela pledge
holy pledge
- Fulguragisela
Fulgura lightning + gisela pledge
lightning pledge
Gis initial · Gil initial
- Gisger
Gis pledge + ger spear
pledge spear
- Gisman
Gis pledge + man human being
pledge human being
- Gisaud
Gis pledge + aud rule
pledge rule
- Gilger
Gil pledge + ger spear
pledge spear
- Gilnand
Gil pledge + nand daring
pledge daring
- Giland
Gil pledge + and daring
pledge daring
Nedra initial
- Nedranai
Nedra pledge + nai of the eyes
pledge of the eyes
- Nedravoth
Nedra pledge + voth of the vows
pledge of the vows
- Nedraphim
Nedra pledge + phim of the wings
pledge of the wings
Gil initial
- Gileau
Gil pledge + eau little
pledge little
- Gilgard
Gil pledge + gard enclosure
pledge enclosure
- Gilinot
Gil pledge + inot little
pledge little
Gis initial
- Gislef
Gis pledge + lef heir
pledge heir
- Gishold
Gis pledge + hold gracious
pledge gracious
- Gisgott
Gis pledge + gott god
pledge god
gisl final
- Swithgisl
Swith strong + gisl pledge
strong pledge
- Wingisl
Win friend + gisl pledge
friend pledge
- Ordgisl
Ord spear point + gisl pledge
spear point pledge
gis final
- Cordigis
Cordi heart + gis pledge
heart pledge
- Probogis
Probo upright + gis pledge
upright pledge
- Vindigis
Vindi avenging + gis pledge
avenging pledge
Gizel initial
- Gizeldorna
Gizel pledge + dorna thorn
pledge-thorn
- Gizelradna
Gizel pledge + radna joy
pledge-joy
- Gizelrosen
Gizel pledge + rosen roses
pledge-roses
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “pledge”. 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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