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“silver”

35 fragments across 27 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them opens a name; not a single tradition here uses this sense to close one.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 7 different families, from objects 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, Elf, has 3.

Elf


Fantasy races

Sil initial · Ari initial · Silver initial

  • Silquel

    Sil silver + quel high

    silver high

  • Silmoth

    Sil silver + moth dusk

    silver dusk

  • Silloth

    Sil silver + loth flower

    silver flower

  • Arilien

    Ari silver + lien bloom

    silver bloom

  • Arilin

    Ari silver + lin melody

    silver melody

  • Ariwenna

    Ari silver + wenna blossom

    silver blossom

  • Silversong

    Silver silver + song song

    silver song

  • Silverstrider

    Silver silver + strider strider

    silver strider

  • Silvershadow

    Silver silver + shadow shadow

    silver shadow

Griffin


Creatures

Argen initial · Argenta initial · Argent initial

  • Argenwin

    Argen silver + win friend

    silver friend

  • Argendag

    Argen silver + dag day

    silver day

  • Argenbald

    Argen silver + bald bold

    silver bold

  • Argentalinda

    Argenta silver + linda lime shield

    silver lime shield

  • Argentarada

    Argenta silver + rada counsel

    silver counsel

  • Argentadaga

    Argenta silver + daga day

    silver day

  • Argent Wreathed

    Argent silver + Wreathed wreathed

    silver, wreathed

  • Argent Rampant

    Argent silver + Rampant rearing

    silver, rearing

  • Argent Armed

    Argent silver + Armed clawed

    silver, clawed

Bard


Tabletop

Sila initial · Silver initial

  • Silanore

    Sila silver + nore renown

    silver renown

  • Silacain

    Sila silver + cain chant

    silver chant

  • Silaquel

    Sila silver + quel voice

    silver voice

  • Silverchord

    Silver silver + chord chord

    silver chord

  • Silverharp

    Silver silver + harp harp

    silver harp

  • Silverhollow

    Silver silver + hollow hollow

    silver hollow

Dragon


Creatures

Halya initial · Silver initial

  • Halyaxis

    Halya silver + xis gaze

    silver gaze

  • Halyagoth

    Halya silver + goth doom

    silver doom

  • Halyaphyx

    Halya silver + phyx plume

    silver plume

  • Silvercrown

    Silver silver + crown crown

    silver crown

  • Silverwing

    Silver silver + wing wing

    silver wing

  • Silvershroud

    Silver silver + shroud shroud

    silver shroud

Phoenix


Creatures

Argyro initial · Argyra initial

  • Argyrogenes

    Argyro silver + genes born

    silver born

  • Argyrodromos

    Argyro silver + dromos course

    silver course

  • Argyrophanes

    Argyro silver + phanes appearing

    silver appearing

  • Argyraphaneia

    Argyra silver + phaneia appearing

    silver appearing

  • Argyradromia

    Argyra silver + dromia course

    silver course

  • Argyrakleia

    Argyra silver + kleia renown

    silver renown

Wizard


People

Ar initial · Silver initial

  • Areth

    Ar silver + eth breath

    silver breath

  • Arvos

    Ar silver + vos voice

    silver voice

  • Artar

    Ar silver + tar fire

    silver fire

  • Silverhand

    Silver silver + hand hand

    silver hand

  • Silverwarden

    Silver silver + warden warden

    silver warden

  • Silverbinder

    Silver silver + binder binder

    silver binder

Band


Music

Silver initial

  • Silver Machines

    Silver silver + machines devices

    silver devices

  • Silver Ghosts

    Silver silver + ghosts ghosts

    silver ghosts

  • Silver Swallows

    Silver silver + swallows swallows

    silver swallows

Country


Objects

Argent initial

  • Argentia

    Argent silver + ia land

    silver land

  • Argentveld

    Argent silver + veld open country

    silver open country

  • Argentevia

    Argent silver + evia territory

    silver territory

D&D


Tabletop

Silver initial

  • Silverwatch

    Silver silver + watch watch

    silver watch

  • Silverbrook

    Silver silver + brook brook

    silver brook

  • Silverrider

    Silver silver + rider rider

    silver rider

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Silver initial

  • Silverbeard

    Silver silver + beard beard

    silver beard

  • Silverheart

    Silver silver + heart heart

    silver heart

  • Silverhewer

    Silver silver + hewer hewer

    silver hewer

German


Real world

Silber initial

  • Silberberg

    Silber silver + berg mountain

    silver mountain

  • Silberbrunn

    Silber silver + brunn well

    silver well

  • Silberstadt

    Silber silver + stadt town

    silver town

Greek


Real world

Argyro initial

  • Argyrobios

    Argyro silver + bios life

    silver life

  • Argyrolaos

    Argyro silver + laos people

    silver people

  • Argyrokrates

    Argyro silver + krates might

    silver might

Guild


Objects

The Silver initial

  • The Silver Lions

    The Silver silver + lions heraldic beasts

    silver heraldic beasts

  • The Silver Watch

    The Silver silver + watch night guard

    silver night guard

  • The Silver Phalanx

    The Silver silver + phalanx battle line

    silver battle line

Japanese


Real world

Gin initial

  • Gintake

    Gin silver + take bamboo

    silver bamboo

  • Ginmine

    Gin silver + mine peak

    silver peak

  • Ginyama

    Gin silver + yama mountain

    silver mountain

Kingdom


Objects

Sil initial

  • Silreach

    Sil silver + reach domain

    silver domain

  • Silbridge

    Sil silver + bridge span

    silver span

  • Silmark

    Sil silver + mark borderland

    silver borderland

Mermaid


Creatures

Silver initial

  • Silversong

    Silver silver + song song

    silver song

  • Silvergrotto

    Silver silver + grotto grotto

    silver grotto

  • Silverbell

    Silver silver + bell bell

    silver bell

Mountain


Objects

Silver initial

  • Silvermoel

    Silver silver + moel bald hill

    silver bald hill

  • Silvercarn

    Silver silver + carn cairn

    silver cairn

  • Silveralp

    Silver silver + alp high pasture

    silver high pasture

Paladin


Tabletop

Silver initial

  • Silverhand

    Silver silver + hand hand

    silver hand

  • Silverbearer

    Silver silver + bearer bearer

    silver bearer

  • Silverwarden

    Silver silver + warden warden

    silver warden

Robot


Objects

Argent initial

  • Argent Mechanisms

    Argent silver + mechanisms mechanisms

    silver mechanisms

  • Argent Union

    Argent silver + union union

    silver union

  • Argent Instruments

    Argent silver + instruments instruments

    silver instruments

Rogue


Tabletop

Sil initial

  • Silkey

    Sil silver + key lock opener

    silver lock opener

  • Silbell

    Sil silver + bell struck chime

    silver struck chime

  • Silpin

    Sil silver + pin small peg

    silver small peg

Ship


Objects

Silver initial

  • Silver Resolve

    Silver silver + resolve resolve

    silver resolve

  • Silver Panther

    Silver silver + panther panther

    silver panther

  • Silver Defender

    Silver silver + defender defender

    silver defender

Tavern


Objects

The Silver initial

  • The Silver Compass

    The Silver silver + compass direction needle

    silver direction needle

  • The Silver Hare

    The Silver silver + hare long-eared runner

    silver long-eared runner

  • The Silver Crown

    The Silver silver + crown victor's wreath

    silver victor's wreath

Username


People

Silver initial

  • Silverwombat

    Silver silver + wombat wombat

    silver wombat

  • Silverzephyr

    Silver silver + zephyr west wind

    silver west wind

  • Silvervector

    Silver silver + vector carrier

    silver carrier

Vampire


Creatures

Silber initial

  • Silbermir

    Silber silver + mir world

    silver world

  • Silberanu

    Silber silver + anu of the line

    silver of the line

  • Silberov

    Silber silver + ov kin

    silver kin

Viking


Real world

Silf initial

  • Silfsverd

    Silf silver + sverd sword

    silver sword

  • Silfskip

    Silf silver + skip ship

    silver ship

  • Silfskjold

    Silf silver + skjold shield

    silver shield

Welsh


Real world

Arian initial

  • Ariandref

    Arian silver + dref steading

    silver steading

  • Arianferch

    Arian silver + ferch daughter

    silver daughter

  • Arianfelin

    Arian silver + felin mill

    silver mill

Witch


People

Sil initial

  • Sileth

    Sil silver + eth breath

    silver breath

  • Silbough

    Sil silver + bough branch arm

    silver branch arm

  • Silbell

    Sil silver + bell sounding vessel

    silver sounding vessel

Senses that travel together

See also

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