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“sworn”

10 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 1 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 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

kan final · na final · lorn final

  • Heshkan

    Hesh cinder + kan sworn

    cinder sworn

  • Dazkan

    Daz spark + kan sworn

    spark sworn

  • Yathkan

    Yath bond + kan sworn

    bond sworn

  • Fyrna

    Fyr fire + na sworn

    fire sworn

  • Uzna

    Uz ash + na sworn

    ash sworn

  • Drasna

    Dras swift + na sworn

    swift sworn

  • Marthlorn

    Marth march + lorn sworn

    march sworn

  • Zarthlorn

    Zarth lance + lorn sworn

    lance sworn

  • Fenthlorn

    Fenth forge + lorn sworn

    forge sworn

Drow


Fantasy races

anzyr final · anthra final

  • Molzanzyr

    Molz venom + anzyr sworn

    venom sworn

  • Xenanzyr

    Xen cavern + anzyr sworn

    cavern sworn

  • Ozzanzyr

    Ozz hollow + anzyr sworn

    hollow sworn

  • Ghazanthra

    Ghaz judgment + anthra sworn

    judgment sworn

  • Yllzanthra

    Yllz pale + anthra sworn

    pale sworn

  • Phylanthra

    Phyl hush + anthra sworn

    hush sworn

Angel


Creatures

sworn final

  • Booksworn

    Book book + sworn sworn

    book sworn

  • Vigilsworn

    Vigil vigil + sworn sworn

    vigil sworn

  • Mercysworn

    Mercy mercy + sworn sworn

    mercy sworn

D&D


Tabletop

veth final

  • Varveth

    Var true + veth sworn

    true sworn

  • Branveth

    Bran raven + veth sworn

    raven sworn

  • Norveth

    Nor north + veth sworn

    north sworn

Guild


Objects

The Sworn initial

  • The Sworn Legion

    The Sworn sworn + legion chosen levy

    sworn chosen levy

  • The Sworn Covenant

    The Sworn sworn + covenant coming together

    sworn coming together

  • The Sworn Bastion

    The Sworn sworn + bastion wall tower

    sworn wall tower

Paladin


Tabletop

sworn final

  • Flamesworn

    Flame flame + sworn sworn

    flame sworn

  • Vigilsworn

    Vigil vigil + sworn sworn

    vigil sworn

  • Stonesworn

    Stone stone + sworn sworn

    stone sworn

Pirate


People

sworn final

  • Grimsworn

    Grim grim + sworn sworn

    grim sworn

  • Driftsworn

    Drift drift + sworn sworn

    drift sworn

  • Kelpsworn

    Kelp kelp + sworn sworn

    kelp sworn

Senses that travel together

See also

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