“quick”
10 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 7 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 5 different families, from fantasy races 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, Bard, has 1.
Presto initial
- Prestolira
Presto quick + lira lyre
quick lyre
- Prestoponte
Presto quick + ponte bridge
quick bridge
- Prestotono
Presto quick + tono tone
quick tone
Tacheo initial
- Tacheokyklos
Tacheo quick + kyklos circle
quick circle
- Tacheognomon
Tacheo quick + gnomon pointer
quick pointer
- Tacheoselas
Tacheo quick + selas brightness
quick brightness
Min initial
- Minfei
Min quick + fei lush
quick lush
- Mindan
Min quick + dan vermilion
quick vermilion
- Minjin
Min quick + jin brocade
quick brocade
shak final
- Dravshak
Drav ridge + shak quick
ridge quick
- Ikhshak
Ikh hiss + shak quick
hiss quick
- Brathshak
Brath breath + shak quick
breath quick
Kippen initial
- Kippeneever
Kippen quick + eever lever
quick lever
- Kippenimmer
Kippen quick + immer shimmering
quick shimmering
- Kippenottle
Kippen quick + ottle bottling
quick bottling
Kwik initial
- Kwikpip
Kwik quick + pip tiny seed
quick tiny seed
- Kwikswipe
Kwik quick + swipe sweeping blow
quick sweeping blow
- Kwikclaw
Kwik quick + claw hooked nail
quick hooked nail
Rush initial
- Rushurka
Rush quick + urka worker
quick worker
- Rushura
Rush quick + ura great one
quick great one
- Rushtula
Rush quick + tula brawler
quick brawler
ippa final
- Holippa
Hol holly + ippa quick
holly quick
- Wilippa
Wil willow + ippa quick
willow quick
- Pepippa
Pep pepper + ippa quick
pepper quick
Kvik initial
- Kvikskelfir
Kvik quick + skelfir shaker
quick shaker
- Kvikveggr
Kvik quick + veggr wall
quick wall
- Kvikstraumr
Kvik quick + straumr current
quick current
the quick final
- Bjorn the Quick
Bjorn bear + the quick quick
bear, called the quick
- Fergus the Quick
Fergus man of vigour + the quick quick
man of vigour, called the quick
- Jack the Quick
Jack god is gracious + the quick quick
god is gracious, called the quick
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “quick”. 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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