“shield”
21 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 14 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Dwarf carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Skal initial · rand final · lind final · shield final
- Skalulfr
Skal shield + ulfr wolf
shield wolf
- Skalmar
Skal shield + mar renowned
shield renowned
- Skalvald
Skal shield + vald power
shield power
- Gimrand
Gim gem + rand shield
gem shield
- Varrand
Var watch + rand shield
watch shield
- Dorrand
Dor gate + rand shield
gate shield
- Beralind
Bera bear + lind shield
bear shield
- Ranalind
Rana raven + lind shield
raven shield
- Brynlind
Bryn armour + lind shield
armour shield
- Anvilshield
Anvil anvil + shield shield
anvil shield
- Oathshield
Oath oath + shield shield
oath shield
- Forgeshield
Forge forge + shield shield
forge shield
lind final · Aegis initial · Shield initial
- Leonlind
Leon lion + lind shield
lion shield
- Castilind
Casti chaste + lind shield
chaste shield
- Ardelind
Arde burning + lind shield
burning shield
- Aegissalv
Aegis shield + salv saving
shield saving
- Aegisward
Aegis shield + ward warden
shield warden
- Aegistern
Aegis shield + tern unending
shield unending
- Shieldward
Shield shield + ward ward
shield ward
- Shieldmark
Shield shield + mark mark
shield mark
- Shieldhand
Shield shield + hand hand
shield hand
Sar initial · shield final
- Sargil
Sar shield + gil bright one
shield bright one
- Sarhild
Sar shield + hild battle
shield battle
- Sarlin
Sar shield + lin pool
shield pool
- Trueshield
True true + shield shield
true shield
- Daleshield
Dale dale + shield shield
dale shield
- Ashshield
Ash ash + shield shield
ash shield
rand final · lind final
- Rainrand
Rain counsel + rand shield
counsel shield
- Isenrand
Isen iron + rand shield
iron shield
- Eberrand
Eber boar + rand shield
boar shield
- Custlind
Cust constant + lind shield
constant shield
- Avalind
Ava desired + lind shield
desired shield
- Yollind
Yol violet + lind shield
violet shield
Skjald initial · skjold final
- Skjaldvaldr
Skjald shield + valdr ruler
shield ruler
- Skjaldbrandr
Skjald shield + brandr sword
shield sword
- Skjaldorm
Skjald shield + orm serpent
shield serpent
- Grimskjold
Grim grim + skjold shield
grim shield
- Ulfskjold
Ulf wolf + skjold shield
wolf shield
- Sterkskjold
Sterk strong + skjold shield
strong shield
shield final
- Dawnshield
Dawn dawn + shield shield
dawn shield
- Lightshield
Light light + shield shield
light shield
- Flameshield
Flame flame + shield shield
flame shield
linda final
- Mistlinda
Mist fine haze + linda shield
fine haze shield
- Calicolinda
Calico printed cotton + linda shield
printed cotton shield
- Lavlinda
Lav lavender + linda shield
lavender shield
kar final
- Tulkar
Tul tower + kar shield
tower shield
- Akhkar
Akh flame + kar shield
flame shield
- Feshkar
Fesh scorch + kar shield
scorch shield
Val initial
- Vallith
Val shield + lith ash
shield ash
- Valtas
Val shield + tas path
shield path
- Valrin
Val shield + rin circle
shield circle
skjold final
- Dolgrathskjold
Dolgrath deep time + skjold shield
deep time shield
- Jorvaldskjold
Jorvald bedrock + skjold shield
bedrock shield
- Aldrunskjold
Aldrun long past + skjold shield
long past shield
Escut initial
- Escutraban
Escut shield + raban raven
shield raven
- Escutmar
Escut shield + mar famous
shield famous
- Escutsind
Escut shield + sind expedition
shield expedition
shield final
- Ocean Shield
Ocean ocean + shield shield
ocean shield
- Amber Shield
Amber ambergris + shield shield
ambergris shield
- Evening Shield
Evening evening + shield shield
evening shield
schild final
- Bogoschild
Bogo god + schild shield
god-shield
- Turnschild
Turn tower + schild shield
tower-shield
- Eisenschild
Eisen iron + schild shield
iron-shield
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “shield”. 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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