“stern”
12 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 10 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from tabletop 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, Roman, has 3.
Severus initial · severa final · Sever initial
- Severus Rutilius
Severus stern + rutilius reddish
stern, reddish
- Severus Caelius
Severus stern + caelius heaven
stern, heaven
- Severus Valerius
Severus stern + valerius vigorous
stern, vigorous
- Sextia Severa
Sextia sixth + severa stern
sixth, stern
- Fonteia Severa
Fonteia of the spring + severa stern
of the spring, stern
- Nigidia Severa
Nigidia black + severa stern
black, stern
- Severarius
Sever stern + arius tradesman
the stern tradesman
- Severaticus
Sever stern + aticus stock
the stern stock
- Severio
Sever stern + io notable one
the stern notable one
Sever initial · Severa initial
- Severric
Sever stern + ric ruler
stern ruler
- Severbern
Sever stern + bern bear
stern bear
- Severmund
Sever stern + mund protection
stern protection
- Severagard
Severa stern + gard enclosure
stern enclosure
- Severawina
Severa stern + wina friend
stern friend
- Severatrud
Severa stern + trud strength
stern strength
Grim initial
- Grimpaws
Grim stern + paws animal feet
stern animal feet
- Grimmund
Grim stern + mund protection
stern protection
- Grimbald
Grim stern + bald bold
stern bold
Grim initial
- Grimson
Grim stern + son son
stern son
- Grimbert
Grim stern + bert bright
stern bright
- Grimsten
Grim stern + sten hard
stern hard
tha final
- Uztha
Uz ash + tha stern
ash stern
- Qartha
Qar quarry + tha stern
quarry stern
- Eshtha
Esh smoke + tha stern
smoke stern
Groth initial
- Grothglim
Groth stern + glim glimmer
stern glimmer
- Grothbar
Groth stern + bar beard
stern beard
- Grothrund
Groth stern + rund ring
stern ring
Grim initial
- Grimvik
Grim stern + vik bay
stern bay
- Grimthrone
Grim stern + throne seat
stern seat
- Grimwatch
Grim stern + watch outpost
stern outpost
Grimme initial
- Grimmehollow
Grimme stern + hollow vacant space
stern vacant space
- Grimmemound
Grimme stern + mound raised earth
stern raised earth
- Grimmesleep
Grimme stern + sleep deep slumber
stern deep slumber
Seve initial
- Seveward
Seve stern + ward keeper
stern keeper
- Sevegunt
Seve stern + gunt war-band
stern war-band
- Sevegern
Seve stern + gern eager
stern eager
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “stern”. 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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