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“strength”

45 fragments across 19 traditions carry this sense. They split 16 to 29 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. German 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.

German


Real world

Mein initial · Trud initial · drud final · drude final · traud final · traut final

  • Meinward

    Mein strength + ward guard

    strength guard

  • Meinhild

    Mein strength + hild battle

    strength battle

  • Meindank

    Mein strength + dank thought

    strength thought

  • Trudhad

    Trud strength + had combat

    strength combat

  • Trudwald

    Trud strength + wald rule

    strength rule

  • Trudward

    Trud strength + ward guard

    strength guard

  • Roddrud

    Rod glory + drud strength

    glory strength

  • Meindrud

    Mein strength + drud strength

    strength strength

  • Herdrud

    Her army + drud strength

    army strength

  • Ansdrude

    Ans god + drude strength

    god strength

  • Wildrude

    Wil will + drude strength

    will strength

  • Wolfdrude

    Wolf wolf + drude strength

    wolf strength

French


Real world

Main initial · Trud initial · drude final · traude final · trude final

  • Mainram

    Main strength + ram raven

    strength raven

  • Mainrade

    Main strength + rade counsel

    strength counsel

  • Mainel

    Main strength + el little

    strength little

  • Trudburge

    Trud strength + burge fortress

    strength fortress

  • Trudvige

    Trud strength + vige battle

    strength battle

  • Trudilde

    Trud strength + ilde battle

    strength battle

  • Fleurdrude

    Fleur flower + drude strength

    flower strength

  • Eddrude

    Ed wealth + drude strength

    wealth strength

  • Hugdrude

    Hug mind + drude strength

    mind strength

  • Maintraude

    Main strength + traude strength

    strength strength

  • Anstraude

    Ans god + traude strength

    god strength

  • Cunétraude

    Cuné kin + traude strength

    kin strength

Paladin


Tabletop

trud final · trude final · Vale initial · val final

  • Caeletrud

    Caele heaven + trud strength

    heaven strength

  • Orditrud

    Ordi order + trud strength

    order strength

  • Ardetrud

    Arde burning + trud strength

    burning strength

  • Adoratrude

    Adora beloved + trude strength

    beloved strength

  • Albatrude

    Alba white + trude strength

    white strength

  • Fidetrude

    Fide faithful + trude strength

    faithful strength

  • Valerant

    Vale strength + rant warrant

    strength warrant

  • Valemand

    Vale strength + mand charge

    strength charge

  • Valetern

    Vale strength + tern unending

    strength unending

  • Verival

    Veri truth + val strength

    truth strength

  • Calorval

    Calor warmth + val strength

    warmth strength

  • Credoval

    Credo belief + val strength

    belief strength

Viking


Real world

trud final · truda final · veig final · veiga final

  • Rafntrud

    Rafn raven + trud strength

    raven strength

  • Vetrud

    Ve sacred + trud strength

    sacred strength

  • Gudtrud

    Gud god + trud strength

    god strength

  • Ottruda

    Ot dread + truda strength

    dread strength

  • Eytruda

    Ey island + truda strength

    island strength

  • Odtruda

    Od spear point + truda strength

    spear point strength

  • Ulfveig

    Ulf wolf + veig strength

    wolf strength

  • Rafnveig

    Rafn raven + veig strength

    raven strength

  • Astveig

    Ast love + veig strength

    love strength

  • Hildveiga

    Hild battle + veiga strength

    battle strength

  • Kolveiga

    Kol coal + veiga strength

    coal strength

  • Ketilveiga

    Ketil helmet + veiga strength

    helmet strength

Greek


Real world

Stheno initial · sthenes final · Alki initial

  • Sthenoponos

    Stheno strength + ponos toil

    strength toil

  • Sthenoteles

    Stheno strength + teles fulfilment

    strength fulfilment

  • Sthenomnestos

    Stheno strength + mnestos mindful

    strength mindful

  • Sthenosthenes

    Stheno strength + sthenes strength

    strength strength

  • Hipposthenes

    Hippo horse + sthenes strength

    horse strength

  • Leosthenes

    Leo lion + sthenes strength

    lion strength

  • Alkinomia

    Alki strength + nomia order

    strength order

  • Alkimelissa

    Alki strength + melissa bee

    strength bee

  • Alkitherme

    Alki strength + therme warmth

    strength warmth

Griffin


Creatures

Val initial · trud final · Vala initial

  • Valraban

    Val strength + raban raven

    strength raven

  • Valric

    Val strength + ric ruler

    strength ruler

  • Valwald

    Val strength + wald rule

    strength rule

  • Vigiltrud

    Vigil watchful + trud strength

    watchful strength

  • Voltrud

    Vol flight + trud strength

    flight strength

  • Ungtrud

    Ung claw + trud strength

    claw strength

  • Valagilda

    Vala strength + gilda tribute

    strength tribute

  • Valaharta

    Vala strength + harta stag

    strength stag

  • Valatrud

    Vala strength + trud strength

    strength strength

Knight


People

ena final · rude final · trude final

  • Gerena

    Ger spear + ena strength

    spear strength

  • Wilena

    Wil will + ena strength

    will strength

  • Hawena

    Haw hedge + ena strength

    hedge strength

  • Rohrude

    Roh fame + rude strength

    fame strength

  • Petrude

    Pet rock + rude strength

    rock strength

  • Emrude

    Em whole + rude strength

    whole strength

  • Waltrude

    Wal rule + trude strength

    rule strength

  • Godtrude

    God god + trude strength

    god strength

  • Johtrude

    Joh grace + trude strength

    grace strength

D&D


Tabletop

Bal initial · Bri initial

  • Balvald

    Bal strength + vald power

    strength power

  • Balthorn

    Bal strength + thorn thorn

    strength thorn

  • Balmar

    Bal strength + mar famous

    strength famous

  • Bridis

    Bri strength + dis goddess

    strength goddess

  • Brispira

    Bri strength + spira hope

    strength hope

  • Briquin

    Bri strength + quin queen

    strength queen

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Magn initial · veig final

  • Magnsaga

    Magn strength + saga tale

    strength tale

  • Magnthyr

    Magn strength + thyr shelter

    strength shelter

  • Magnnott

    Magn strength + nott night

    strength night

  • Fridaveig

    Frida peace + veig strength

    peace strength

  • Hallaveig

    Halla hall + veig strength

    hall strength

  • Ylvaveig

    Ylva howl + veig strength

    howl strength

God


Creatures

val final · vala final

  • Heshval

    Hesh silence + val strength

    silence of the strength

  • Orval

    Or gold + val strength

    gold of the strength

  • Rhenval

    Rhen renewal + val strength

    renewal of the strength

  • Belvala

    Bel brightness + vala strength

    brightness of the strength

  • Irnvala

    Irn iron + vala strength

    iron of the strength

  • Urvala

    Ur source + vala strength

    source of the strength

Phoenix


Creatures

menes final · meneia final

  • Myrrhomenes

    Myrrho myrrh + menes strength

    myrrh strength

  • Hemeromenes

    Hemero day + menes strength

    day strength

  • Pyromenes

    Pyro fire + menes strength

    fire strength

  • Aithriameneia

    Aithria clear sky + meneia strength

    clear sky strength

  • Argyrameneia

    Argyra silver + meneia strength

    silver strength

  • Tephriameneia

    Tephria ash + meneia strength

    ash strength

Werewolf


Creatures

veig final · Thrud initial

  • Waldveig

    Wald forest + veig strength

    forest strength

  • Runeveig

    Rune secret + veig strength

    secret strength

  • Kolveig

    Kol coal + veig strength

    coal strength

  • Thrudhowl

    Thrud strength + howl long cry

    strength long cry

  • Thrudhunt

    Thrud strength + hunt pursuit of game

    strength pursuit of game

  • Thrudleif

    Thrud strength + leif heir

    strength heir

Angel


Creatures

Gebura initial

  • Geburalael

    Gebura strength + lael of God

    strength of God

  • Geburadael

    Gebura strength + dael of God

    strength of God

  • Geburavah

    Gebura strength + vah of the Name

    strength of the Name

Cat


People

trude final

  • Velvettrude

    Velvet shaggy pile + trude strength

    shaggy pile strength

  • Violettrude

    Violet purple woodland flower + trude strength

    purple woodland flower strength

  • Liltrude

    Lil lily + trude strength

    lily strength

Chinese


Real world

Li initial

  • Likang

    Li strength + kang healthy

    strength healthy

  • Lixin

    Li strength + xin heart

    strength heart

  • Lisong

    Li strength + song pine

    strength pine

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

val final

  • Sarthval

    Sarth sword + val strength

    sword strength

  • Nothval

    Noth night + val strength

    night strength

  • Elthval

    Elth hall + val strength

    hall strength

Elf


Fantasy races

val final

  • Kalval

    Kal green + val strength

    green strength

  • Gaerval

    Gaer sea + val strength

    sea strength

  • Falval

    Fal shore + val strength

    shore strength

Orc


Fantasy races

Oz initial

  • Ozzul

    Oz strength + zul curse

    strength curse

  • Ozrak

    Oz strength + rak rip

    strength rip

  • Ozurk

    Oz strength + urk slave

    strength slave

Ship


Objects

valour final

  • Coral Valour

    Coral coral + valour strength

    coral strength

  • Eastern Valour

    Eastern dawn + valour strength

    dawn strength

  • Osprey Valour

    Osprey bone breaker + valour strength

    bone breaker strength

Senses that travel together

See also

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