“red”
31 fragments across 27 traditions carry this sense. 27 of them open a name against 4 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, Griffin, has 2.
Gulen initial · Gules initial
- Gulenhelm
Gulen red + helm helmet
red helmet
- Gulenbod
Gulen red + bod messenger
red messenger
- Gulenswind
Gulen red + swind strong
red strong
- Gules Sejant
Gules red + Sejant sitting
red, sitting
- Gules Rampant
Gules red + Rampant rearing
red, rearing
- Gules Salient
Gules red + Salient leaping
red, leaping
Flann initial · roe final
- Flanngus
Flann red + gus vigour
red vigour
- Flannur
Flann red + ur fresh
red fresh
- Flanncam
Flann red + cam crooked
red crooked
- Tirroe
Tir land + roe red
land red
- Drumroe
Drum ridge + roe red
ridge red
- Monaroe
Mona bog + roe red
bog red
Derg initial · roy final
- Dergmoss
Derg red + moss bog
red bog
- Derggate
Derg red + gate road
red road
- Derginch
Derg red + inch water meadow
red water meadow
- Sianroy
Sian storm + roy red
storm red
- Grianroy
Grian sun + roy red
sun red
- Muirnroy
Muirn joy + roy red
joy red
Rhudd initial · goch final
- Rhuddol
Rhudd red + ddol dale
red dale
- Rhuddgoed
Rhudd red + goed trees
red trees
- Rhuddfelin
Rhudd red + felin mill
red mill
- Telyngoch
Telyn harp + goch red
harp red
- Morwyngoch
Morwyn maiden + goch red
maiden red
- Glangoch
Glan pure + goch red
pure red
Ghor initial
- Ghorzoll
Ghor red + zoll shelf
red shelf
- Ghorchaan
Ghor red + chaan reach
red reach
- Ghornith
Ghor red + nith harbour
red harbour
Red initial
- Redheart
Red red + heart heart
red heart
- Redchord
Red red + chord chord
red chord
- Redverse
Red red + verse verse
red verse
Hong initial
- Hongjun
Hong red + jun noble
red noble
- Hongqian
Hong red + qian pretty
red pretty
- Honglan
Hong red + lan orchid
red orchid
Red initial
- Redpool
Red red + pool pool
red pool
- Redley
Red red + ley woodland clearing
red woodland clearing
- Redby
Red red + by village
red village
Rub initial
- Ruburia
Rub red + uria realm
red realm
- Rubika
Rub red + ika land
red land
- Rubosia
Rub red + osia island country
red island country
Rust initial
- Rustnoise
Rust red + noise noise
red noise
- Rustrunner
Rust red + runner runner
red runner
- Rustcircuit
Rust red + circuit going around
red going around
Red initial
- Redward
Red red + ward guard
red guard
- Redcrest
Red red + crest crest
red crest
- Redblade
Red red + blade blade
red blade
Rud initial
- Rudgale
Rud red + gale howling blast
red howling blast
- Rudtuft
Rud red + tuft small bunch
red small bunch
- Rudsea
Rud red + sea salt water
red salt water
Derg initial
- Derglith
Derg red + lith stone
red stone
- Dergtreath
Derg red + treath strand
red strand
- Dergthwaite
Derg red + thwaite forest clearing
red forest clearing
Rud initial
- Rudormr
Rud red + ormr drake
red drake
- Rudrak
Rud red + rak tunnel
red tunnel
- Rudgan
Rud red + gan walker
red walker
Rot initial
- Rotstadt
Rot red + stadt town
red town
- Rothoff
Rot red + hoff farmstead
red farmstead
- Rotholz
Rot red + holz wood
red wood
Kokkin initial
- Kokkinopoulos
Kokkin red + opoulos son of
son of red
- Kokkinidis
Kokkin red + idis son of
son of red
- Kokkinakis
Kokkin red + akis little
little red
Aka initial
- Akamori
Aka red + mori forest
red forest
- Akaki
Aka red + ki tree
red tree
- Akasawa
Aka red + sawa marsh
red marsh
Rou initial
- Roudalle
Rou red + dalle valley
red valley
- Rougny
Rou red + gny holding
red holding
- Roucourt
Rou red + court manor
red manor
Rad initial
- Radburn
Rad red + burn stream
red stream
- Radlow
Rad red + low burial mound
red burial mound
- Radfield
Rad red + field open land
red open land
Ruadh initial
- Ruadhmoel
Ruadh red + moel bald hill
red bald hill
- Ruadhdodd
Ruadh red + dodd rounded hill
red rounded hill
- Ruadhgully
Ruadh red + gully eroded gully
red eroded gully
Red initial
- Redjaw
Red red + jaw jaw
red jaw
- Redskewer
Red red + skewer skewer
red skewer
- Redfist
Red red + fist fist
red fist
the red final
- Gideon the Red
Gideon hewer + the red red
hewer, called the red
- Griffith the Red
Griffith strong lord + the red red
strong lord, called the red
- Evan the Red
Evan god is gracious + the red red
god is gracious, called the red
Rub initial
- Ruboikos
Rub red + oikos house
red house
- Rubcatena
Rub red + catena chain
red chain
- Rubdorsum
Rub red + dorsum ridge
red ridge
Ruf initial
- Rufidus
Ruf red + idus kind
the red kind
- Rufitus
Ruf red + itus marked one
the red marked one
- Rufillus
Ruf red + illus little one
the red little one
The Red initial
- The Red Eagle
The Red red + eagle imperial bird
red imperial bird
- The Red Bell
The Red red + bell sounding vessel
red sounding vessel
- The Red Sow
The Red red + sow female pig
red female pig
Rot initial
- Rotklippe
Rot red + klippe crag
red-crag
- Rotsky
Rot red + sky of the
red-of the
- Rotgrad
Rot red + grad city
red-city
Raud initial
- Raudbrok
Raud red + brok breeches
red breeches
- Raudboga
Raud red + boga bow
red bow
- Raudskjold
Raud red + skjold shield
red shield
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “red”. 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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