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“secret”

19 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them close a name against 6 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from people 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, Werewolf, has 3.

Werewolf


Creatures

Rune initial · Runa initial · run final

  • Runemuzzle

    Rune secret + muzzle snout

    secret snout

  • Runemarrow

    Rune secret + marrow bone pith

    secret bone pith

  • Runehide

    Rune secret + hide animal skin

    secret animal skin

  • Runahunt

    Runa secret + hunt pursuit of game

    secret pursuit of game

  • Runahollow

    Runa secret + hollow small valley

    secret small valley

  • Runapelt

    Runa secret + pelt fur skin

    secret fur skin

  • Mararun

    Mara nightmare + run secret

    nightmare secret

  • Willowrun

    Willow bending tree + run secret

    bending tree secret

  • Runarun

    Runa secret + run secret

    secret secret

German


Real world

run final · runa final

  • Siegrun

    Sieg victory + run secret

    victory secret

  • Otrun

    Ot wealth + run secret

    wealth secret

  • Wigrun

    Wig war + run secret

    war secret

  • Arnruna

    Arn eagle + runa secret

    eagle secret

  • Heilruna

    Heil health + runa secret

    health secret

  • Hildruna

    Hild battle + runa secret

    battle secret

Viking


Real world

Run initial · runa final

  • Runrek

    Run secret + rek ruler

    secret ruler

  • Runvald

    Run secret + vald ruler

    secret ruler

  • Runvard

    Run secret + vard guardian

    secret guardian

  • Hjorruna

    Hjor sword + runa secret

    sword secret

  • Steinruna

    Stein stone + runa secret

    stone secret

  • Valruna

    Val the slain + runa secret

    the slain secret

Witch


People

Dern initial · rune final

  • Derngrave

    Dern secret + grave grove

    secret grove

  • Derngrim

    Dern secret + grim mask

    secret mask

  • Dernhold

    Dern secret + hold keep

    secret keep

  • Hazrune

    Haz hazel + rune secret

    hazel secret

  • Netherrune

    Nether below + rune secret

    below secret

  • Ostrune

    Ost husk + rune secret

    husk secret

Cat


People

run final

  • Amberrun

    Amber fossil resin + run secret

    fossil resin secret

  • Mistrun

    Mist fine haze + run secret

    fine haze secret

  • Tabrun

    Tab tabby + run secret

    tabby secret

D&D


Tabletop

run final

  • Magrun

    Mag great + run secret

    great secret

  • Grimrun

    Grim stern + run secret

    stern secret

  • Aldrun

    Ald old + run secret

    old secret

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

run final

  • Gorthrun

    Gorth gorge + run secret

    gorge secret

  • Tarthrun

    Tarth tooth + run secret

    tooth secret

  • Ulkrun

    Ulk gullet + run secret

    gullet secret

Drow


Fantasy races

Sazz initial

  • Sazzossyth

    Sazz secret + ossyth builder

    secret builder

  • Sazzathra

    Sazz secret + athra stillness

    secret stillness

  • Sazzozryth

    Sazz secret + ozryth forgotten

    secret forgotten

Gamertag


People

Rune initial

  • Runebyte

    Rune secret + byte byte

    secret byte

  • Runesiege

    Rune secret + siege a sitting

    secret a sitting

  • Runeraider

    Rune secret + raider riding out

    secret riding out

Giant


Creatures

runa final

  • Ostrilruna

    Ostril east wind + runa secret

    east wind secret

  • Hravelruna

    Hravel high ridge + runa secret

    high ridge secret

  • Stalvirruna

    Stalvir steel + runa secret

    steel secret

Griffin


Creatures

run final

  • Cornuarun

    Cornua horn + run secret

    horn secret

  • Caelarun

    Caela sky + run secret

    sky secret

  • Fortiarun

    Fortia brave + run secret

    brave secret

Knight


People

run final

  • Sibrun

    Sib wise + run secret

    wise secret

  • Emrun

    Em whole + run secret

    whole secret

  • Evrun

    Ev life + run secret

    life secret

Troll


Creatures

runa final

  • Skarnruna

    Skarn scree + runa secret

    scree secret

  • Gravruna

    Grav gravel + runa secret

    gravel secret

  • Mudruna

    Mud mud + runa secret

    mud secret

Wizard


People

arn final

  • Torarn

    Tor tower + arn secret

    tower secret

  • Bararn

    Bar rod + arn secret

    rod secret

  • Evarn

    Ev evening + arn secret

    evening secret

Senses that travel together

See also

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