“sword”
17 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Viking 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.
Brand initial · Hjor initial · brandr final · sverd final
- Brandgrim
Brand sword + grim mask
sword mask
- Brandmund
Brand sword + mund protection
sword protection
- Brandkell
Brand sword + kell helmet
sword helmet
- Hjorar
Hjor sword + ar warrior
sword warrior
- Hjorfast
Hjor sword + fast firm
sword firm
- Hjorstein
Hjor sword + stein stone
sword stone
- Geirbrandr
Geir spear + brandr sword
spear sword
- Vigbrandr
Vig battle + brandr sword
battle sword
- Alfbrandr
Alf elf + brandr sword
elf sword
- Langsverd
Lang long + sverd sword
long sword
- Issverd
Is ice + sverd sword
ice sword
- Mjuksverd
Mjuk soft + sverd sword
soft sword
brand final · brant final
- Rodbrand
Rod glory + brand sword
glory sword
- Ansbrand
Ans god + brand sword
god sword
- Yvbrand
Yv yew + brand sword
yew sword
- Ambrant
Am love + brant sword
love sword
- Lucbrant
Luc light + brant sword
light sword
- Rombrant
Rom of Rome + brant sword
of Rome sword
brand final · branda final
- Vigilbrand
Vigil watchful + brand sword
watchful sword
- Cornubrand
Cornu horn + brand sword
horn sword
- Vexbrand
Vex banner + brand sword
banner sword
- Castellabranda
Castella fortress + branda sword
fortress sword
- Valabranda
Vala strength + branda sword
strength sword
- Montanabranda
Montana mountain + branda sword
mountain sword
brand final · Gladi initial
- Purobrand
Puro pure + brand sword
pure sword
- Valebrand
Vale strong + brand sword
strong sword
- Sanctibrand
Sancti holy + brand sword
holy sword
- Gladilis
Gladi sword + lis bound
sword bound
- Gladigild
Gladi sword + gild company
sword company
- Gladiric
Gladi sword + ric rule
sword rule
Sword initial
- Swordshield
Sword sword + shield shield
sword shield
- Swordweaver
Sword sword + weaver weaver
sword weaver
- Swordwitness
Sword sword + witness witness
sword witness
brand final
- Eldbrand
Eld elder + brand sword
elder sword
- Dravbrand
Drav blood + brand sword
blood sword
- Verbrand
Ver green + brand sword
green sword
Sarth initial
- Sarthmokh
Sarth sword + mokh weight
sword weight
- Sarthshen
Sarth sword + shen young
sword young
- Sarthtesh
Sarth sword + tesh swift
sword swift
hjor final
- Broghjor
Brog bulwark + hjor sword
bulwark sword
- Veghjor
Veg road + hjor sword
road sword
- Koldhjor
Kold cold + hjor sword
cold sword
brand final
- Dietbrand
Diet people + brand sword
people sword
- Gottbrand
Gott god + brand sword
god sword
- Heinbrand
Hein home + brand sword
home sword
brand final
- Eberbrand
Eber boar + brand sword
boar sword
- Brunbrand
Brun brown + brand sword
brown sword
- Ansbrand
Ans god + brand sword
god sword
Cled initial
- Cledgwm
Cled sword + gwm hollow
sword hollow
- Cledallt
Cled sword + allt hillside
sword hillside
- Cledbren
Cled sword + bren king
sword king
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “sword”. 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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