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“swift”

20 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from fantasy races 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, Dragonborn, has 3.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Dras initial · zra final · tesh final

  • Draskha

    Dras swift + kha honoured

    swift honoured

  • Drasdra

    Dras swift + dra fanged

    swift fanged

  • Drasra

    Dras swift + ra kindled

    swift kindled

  • Heszra

    Hes cinder + zra swift

    cinder swift

  • Zorzra

    Zor spear + zra swift

    spear swift

  • Orzra

    Or gold + zra swift

    gold swift

  • Zelthtesh

    Zelth song + tesh swift

    song swift

  • Dorthtesh

    Dorth rampart + tesh swift

    rampart swift

  • Bharntesh

    Bharn brand + tesh swift

    brand swift

Elf


Fantasy races

Emri initial · Emi initial · Swift initial

  • Emrinen

    Emri swift + nen water

    swift water

  • Emrilir

    Emri swift + lir singer

    swift singer

  • Emrinan

    Emri swift + nan valley

    swift valley

  • Emilia

    Emi swift + lia daughter

    swift daughter

  • Emiriel

    Emi swift + riel crowned

    swift crowned

  • Emiwenna

    Emi swift + wenna blossom

    swift blossom

  • Swiftgleam

    Swift swift + gleam gleam

    swift gleam

  • Swiftglade

    Swift swift + glade glade

    swift glade

  • Swiftflower

    Swift swift + flower flower

    swift flower

Griffin


Creatures

Celer initial · Celera initial

  • Celergild

    Celer swift + gild tribute

    swift tribute

  • Celergrim

    Celer swift + grim mask

    swift mask

  • Celertrud

    Celer swift + trud strength

    swift strength

  • Celerahild

    Celera swift + hild combat

    swift combat

  • Celeraburg

    Celera swift + burg fortress

    swift fortress

  • Celeraharda

    Celera swift + harda hardy

    swift hardy

Rogue


Tabletop

Fleet initial · Fast initial

  • Fleetnick

    Fleet swift + nick small cut

    swift small cut

  • Fleetshade

    Fleet swift + shade dim shadow

    swift dim shadow

  • Fleetjay

    Fleet swift + jay noisy screecher

    swift noisy screecher

  • Fastwhistle

    Fast swift + whistle piping call

    swift piping call

  • Fastlock

    Fast swift + lock door fastening

    swift door fastening

  • Fastpurse

    Fast swift + purse leather bag

    swift leather bag

Angel


Creatures

Mahira initial

  • Mahirathela

    Mahira swift + thela of God

    swift of God

  • Mahiraziela

    Mahira swift + ziela of God

    swift of God

  • Mahiragela

    Mahira swift + gela of God

    swift of God

Dog


People

Vel initial

  • Velpaw

    Vel swift + paw animal foot

    swift animal foot

  • Velray

    Vel swift + ray shining beam

    swift shining beam

  • Vela

    Vel swift + a little one

    swift little one

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Rask initial

  • Raskbor

    Rask swift + bor drill

    swift drill

  • Raskhaf

    Rask swift + haf sea

    swift sea

  • Raskvold

    Rask swift + vold force

    swift force

Gamertag


People

Swift initial

  • Swifthornet

    Swift swift + hornet hornet

    swift hornet

  • Swiftspark

    Swift swift + spark spark

    swift spark

  • Swiftraider

    Swift swift + raider riding out

    swift riding out

Japanese


Real world

Haya initial

  • Hayashi

    Haya swift + shi ambition

    swift ambition

  • Hayata

    Haya swift + ta great

    swift great

  • Hayahiro

    Haya swift + hiro vast

    swift vast

Scottish


Real world

luath final

  • Buieluath

    Buie yellow + luath swift

    yellow swift

  • Morluath

    Mor great + luath swift

    great swift

  • Gealluath

    Geal shining + luath swift

    shining swift

Ship


Objects

Swift initial

  • Swift Serpent

    Swift swift + serpent creeping thing

    swift creeping thing

  • Swift Compass

    Swift swift + compass measured step

    swift measured step

  • Swift Horizon

    Swift swift + horizon bounding circle

    swift bounding circle

Username


People

Swift initial

  • Swiftfalcon

    Swift swift + falcon falcon

    swift falcon

  • Swiftlighthouse

    Swift swift + lighthouse lighthouse

    swift lighthouse

  • Swiftanchor

    Swift swift + anchor hook

    swift hook

Vampire


Creatures

Bistr initial

  • Bistrblut

    Bistr swift + blut blood

    swift-blood

  • Bistrmuhle

    Bistr swift + muhle mill

    swift-mill

  • Bistrheim

    Bistr swift + heim home

    swift-home

Viking


Real world

Snar initial

  • Snarskip

    Snar swift + skip ship

    swift ship

  • Snarkinn

    Snar swift + kinn cheek

    swift cheek

  • Snarox

    Snar swift + ox axe

    swift axe

Senses that travel together

See also

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