“rule”
26 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. 18 of them close a name against 8 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶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. French carries the most, with 6 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Gau initial · aud final · ault final · aut final · old final · aude final
- Gauoul
Gau rule + oul wolf
rule wolf
- Gaubaud
Gau rule + baud bold
rule bold
- Gaumond
Gau rule + mond protection
rule protection
- Geraud
Ger spear + aud rule
spear rule
- Gontaud
Gont war + aud rule
war rule
- Clairaud
Clair bright + aud rule
bright rule
- Guillault
Guill will + ault rule
will rule
- Rodault
Rod glory + ault rule
glory rule
- Benault
Ben blessed + ault rule
blessed rule
- Silaut
Sil forest + aut rule
forest rule
- Fortaut
Fort strong + aut rule
strong rule
- Rodaut
Rod glory + aut rule
glory rule
Wal initial · aud final · old final · wald final · Vaud initial
- Walard
Wal rule + ard hardy
rule hardy
- Walman
Wal rule + man man
rule man
- Walault
Wal rule + ault bold
rule bold
- Ottaud
Ott wealth + aud rule
wealth rule
- Rolaud
Rol fame + aud rule
fame rule
- Ricaud
Ric ruler + aud rule
ruler rule
- Adalold
Adal noble + old rule
noble rule
- Theudold
Theud people + old rule
people rule
- Wilold
Wil will + old rule
will rule
- Fredwald
Fred peace + wald rule
peace rule
- Hildwald
Hild battle + wald rule
battle rule
- Adalwald
Adal noble + wald rule
noble rule
Vlad initial · wald final · Vlada initial · Vlados initial
- Vladwinter
Vlad rule + winter winter
rule-winter
- Vladstern
Vlad rule + stern star
rule-star
- Vladsky
Vlad rule + sky of the
rule-of the
- Piatrwald
Piatr stone + wald rule
stone-rule
- Falkwald
Falk falcon + wald rule
falcon-rule
- Volkwald
Volk wolf + wald rule
wolf-rule
- Vladareka
Vlada rule + reka river
rule-river
- Vladasenka
Vlada rule + senka shadow
rule-shadow
- Vladazoria
Vlada rule + zoria dawn
rule-dawn
- Vladoslicht
Vlados rule + licht light
rule light
- Vladosthal
Vlados rule + thal valley
rule valley
- Vladosstern
Vlados rule + stern star
rule star
dric final · ric final · rica final
- Andric
An grey + dric rule
grey rule
- Lumdric
Lum lantern + dric rule
lantern rule
- Grisdric
Gris grey + dric rule
grey rule
- Kalric
Kal cold + ric rule
cold rule
- Igric
Ig kindling + ric rule
kindling rule
- Grisric
Gris grey + ric rule
grey rule
- Lumarica
Luma lantern + rica rule
lantern rule
- Dorarica
Dora gate + rica rule
gate rule
- Ravarica
Rava raven + rica rule
raven rule
Wal initial · wald final
- Walolf
Wal rule + olf wolf
rule wolf
- Walbald
Wal rule + bald bold
rule bold
- Walwin
Wal rule + win friend
rule friend
- Richwald
Rich ruler + wald rule
ruler rule
- Amalwald
Amal vigour + wald rule
vigour rule
- Hugwald
Hug mind + wald rule
mind rule
wald final · walda final
- Imperwald
Imper command + wald rule
command rule
- Vigilwald
Vigil watchful + wald rule
watchful rule
- Celerwald
Celer swift + wald rule
swift rule
- Praedawalda
Praeda prey + walda rule
prey rule
- Honorawalda
Honora honour + walda rule
honour rule
- Custodiawalda
Custodia guard + walda rule
guard rule
Vald initial
- Valdstav
Vald rule + stav staff
rule staff
- Valdhaf
Vald rule + haf sea
rule sea
- Valdarn
Vald rule + arn eagle
rule eagle
nori final
- Tomonori
Tomo friend + nori rule
friend rule
- Einori
Ei prosperity + nori rule
prosperity rule
- Yunori
Yu gentle + nori rule
gentle rule
ric final
- Duraric
Dura enduring + ric rule
enduring rule
- Clemenric
Clemen merciful + ric rule
merciful rule
- Tuteric
Tute safekeeping + ric rule
safekeeping rule
dric final
- Pitchdric
Pitch black resin + dric rule
black resin rule
- Embdric
Emb ember + dric rule
ember rule
- Marldric
Marl lime clay + dric rule
lime clay rule
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “rule”. 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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