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“rock”

24 fragments across 17 traditions carry this sense. 20 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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, Knight, has 3.

Knight


People

Pet initial · Roc initial · Roche initial

  • Petienne

    Pet rock + ienne grace

    rock grace

  • Petlinde

    Pet rock + linde soft

    rock soft

  • Petwenna

    Pet rock + wenna joy

    rock joy

  • Rocgar

    Roc rock + gar spear

    rock spear

  • Rocence

    Roc rock + ence bearing

    rock bearing

  • Rocgund

    Roc rock + gund war

    rock war

  • Rocheville

    Roche rock + ville town

    rock town

  • Rochevaux

    Roche rock + vaux vales

    rock vales

  • Rochepont

    Roche rock + pont bridge

    rock bridge

Viking


Real world

Hal initial · hall final · halla final

  • Halvin

    Hal rock + vin friend

    rock friend

  • Halgrim

    Hal rock + grim mask

    rock mask

  • Halormr

    Hal rock + ormr serpent

    rock serpent

  • Inghall

    Ing fertility god + hall rock

    fertility god rock

  • Norhall

    Nor north + hall rock

    north rock

  • Randhall

    Rand shield rim + hall rock

    shield rim rock

  • Halhalla

    Hal rock + halla rock

    rock rock

  • Inghalla

    Ing fertility god + halla rock

    fertility god rock

  • Odhalla

    Od spear point + halla rock

    spear point rock

Griffin


Creatures

Rup initial · Rupia initial

  • Rupod

    Rup rock + od wealth

    rock wealth

  • Rupnand

    Rup rock + nand daring

    rock daring

  • Rupgrim

    Rup rock + grim mask

    rock mask

  • Rupiarun

    Rupia rock + run secret

    rock secret

  • Rupiafrida

    Rupia rock + frida peace

    rock peace

  • Rupiahugia

    Rupia rock + hugia mind

    rock mind

Pirate


People

Peter initial · Pierre initial

  • Peter One-Eye

    Peter rock + one-eye one eye

    rock, called the one eye

  • Peter the Fair

    Peter rock + the fair fair

    rock, called the fair

  • Peter Stormcrow

    Peter rock + stormcrow storm crow

    rock, called the storm crow

  • Pierre the Leeward

    Pierre rock + the leeward leeward

    rock, called the leeward

  • Pierre Halyard

    Pierre rock + halyard halyard

    rock, called the halyard

  • Pierre Luckless

    Pierre rock + luckless luckless

    rock, called the luckless

Werewolf


Creatures

Hal initial · Halla initial

  • Halbone

    Hal rock + bone hard frame

    rock hard frame

  • Halhunt

    Hal rock + hunt pursuit of game

    rock pursuit of game

  • Halrime

    Hal rock + rime hoarfrost

    rock hoarfrost

  • Hallashadow

    Halla rock + shadow shade cast

    rock shade cast

  • Hallabriar

    Halla rock + briar prickly bush

    rock prickly bush

  • Hallawhisper

    Halla rock + whisper hushed voice

    rock hushed voice

Angel


Creatures

Zurna initial

  • Zurnaoel

    Zurna rock + oel of God

    rock of God

  • Zurnaruah

    Zurna rock + ruah of the breath

    rock of the breath

  • Zurnavith

    Zurna rock + vith of the vigil

    rock of the vigil

Chinese


Real world

Yan initial

  • Yannan

    Yan rock + nan south

    rock south

  • Yanqian

    Yan rock + qian modest

    rock modest

  • Yanyi

    Yan rock + yi righteous

    rock righteous

Country


Objects

Sax initial

  • Saxesia

    Sax rock + esia island country

    rock island country

  • Saxgonia

    Sax rock + gonia territory

    rock territory

  • Saxlandia

    Sax rock + landia land

    rock land

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Kar initial

  • Karak

    Kar rock + ak edge

    rock edge

  • Karek

    Kar rock + ek kin

    rock kin

  • Kargarn

    Kar rock + garn ready

    rock ready

French


Real world

Roche initial

  • Rochechêne

    Roche rock + chêne oak

    rock oak

  • Rochepierre

    Roche rock + pierre stone

    rock stone

  • Rochecomte

    Roche rock + comte count

    rock count

Irish


Real world

Carrick initial

  • Carrickfada

    Carrick rock + fada long

    rock long

  • Carrickcullen

    Carrick rock + cullen holly

    rock holly

  • Carrickgorm

    Carrick rock + gorm blue

    rock blue

Island


Objects

rock final

  • Bleakrock

    Bleak bleak + rock rock

    bleak rock

  • Coralrock

    Coral coral + rock rock

    coral rock

  • Ebbrock

    Ebb ebb tide + rock rock

    ebb tide rock

Japanese


Real world

Iwa initial

  • Iwamori

    Iwa rock + mori forest

    rock forest

  • Iwayo

    Iwa rock + yo world

    rock world

  • Iwasaki

    Iwa rock + saki blossom

    rock blossom

Orc


Fantasy races

krag final

  • Krulkrag

    Krul cruel + krag rock

    cruel rock

  • Nagkrag

    Nag tooth + krag rock

    tooth rock

  • Zhulkrag

    Zhul gloom + krag rock

    gloom rock

Scottish


Real world

Craig initial

  • Craigthwaite

    Craig rock + thwaite clearing

    rock clearing

  • Craigbost

    Craig rock + bost farmstead

    rock farmstead

  • Craigall

    Craig rock + all mighty

    rock mighty

Vampire


Creatures

Skal initial

  • Skalhall

    Skal rock + hall hall

    rock-hall

  • Skalgrad

    Skal rock + grad city

    rock-city

  • Skalstieg

    Skal rock + stieg path

    rock-path

Welsh


Real world

Carreg initial

  • Carregbont

    Carreg rock + bont bridge

    rock bridge

  • Carregfelyn

    Carreg rock + felyn yellow

    rock yellow

  • Carregddyn

    Carreg rock + ddyn person

    rock person

Senses that travel together

See also

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