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“war”

28 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 16 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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. German carries the most, with 5 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

Gund initial · Wig initial · gunda final · gunde final · gundis final

  • Gundbrun

    Gund war + brun brown

    war brown

  • Gundnand

    Gund war + nand daring

    war daring

  • Gundfried

    Gund war + fried peace

    war peace

  • Wigbrun

    Wig war + brun brown

    war brown

  • Wigher

    Wig war + her army

    war army

  • Wiggang

    Wig war + gang path

    war path

  • Ansgunda

    Ans god + gunda war

    god war

  • Volkgunda

    Volk folk + gunda war

    folk war

  • Reingunda

    Rein advice + gunda war

    advice war

  • Richgunde

    Rich ruler + gunde war

    ruler war

  • Meingunde

    Mein strength + gunde war

    strength war

  • Swangunde

    Swan swan + gunde war

    swan war

Orc


Fantasy races

orz final · ruz final · Kaz initial · War initial

  • Uggorz

    Ugg ugly + orz war

    ugly war

  • Snagorz

    Snag snag + orz war

    snag war

  • Durgorz

    Durg iron + orz war

    iron war

  • Ugraruz

    Ugra ugly + ruz war

    ugly war

  • Karzaruz

    Karza scar + ruz war

    scar war

  • Rokaruz

    Roka crag + ruz war

    crag war

  • Kazkag

    Kaz war + kag pen

    war pen

  • Kazgnak

    Kaz war + gnak bite

    war bite

  • Kazur

    Kaz war + ur old

    war old

  • Warchopper

    War war + chopper chopper

    war chopper

  • Warbreaker

    War war + breaker breaker

    war breaker

  • Warjaw

    War war + jaw jaw

    war jaw

French


Real world

Gont initial · gonde final · gunde final

  • Gontelin

    Gont war + elin little

    war little

  • Gontbald

    Gont war + bald bold

    war bold

  • Gontaut

    Gont war + aut rule

    war rule

  • Silgonde

    Sil forest + gonde war

    forest war

  • Richgonde

    Rich ruler + gonde war

    ruler war

  • Bathgonde

    Bath battle + gonde war

    battle war

  • Gaugunde

    Gau rule + gunde war

    rule war

  • Frégunde

    Fré peace + gunde war

    peace war

  • Victgunde

    Vict victor + gunde war

    victor war

Griffin


Creatures

Bel initial · Bella initial · gund final

  • Belmod

    Bel war + mod courage

    war courage

  • Belbert

    Bel war + bert bright

    war bright

  • Belhart

    Bel war + hart stag

    war stag

  • Bellastana

    Bella war + stana stone

    war stone

  • Bellawulfa

    Bella war + wulfa wolf

    war wolf

  • Bellafara

    Bella war + fara journey

    war journey

  • Valagund

    Vala strength + gund war

    strength war

  • Corvinagund

    Corvina raven + gund war

    raven war

  • Sanctagund

    Sancta holy + gund war

    holy war

Knight


People

Gun initial · gunda final · gund final

  • Gunrand

    Gun war + rand shield

    war shield

  • Gunwald

    Gun war + wald rule

    war rule

  • Gunfort

    Gun war + fort strong

    war strong

  • Godgunda

    God god + gunda war

    god war

  • Tilgunda

    Til might + gunda war

    might war

  • Fredgunda

    Fred peace + gunda war

    peace war

  • Francgund

    Franc free + gund war

    free war

  • Radgund

    Rad counsel + gund war

    counsel war

  • Beaugund

    Beau fair + gund war

    fair war

Cat


People

wig final · gund final

  • Russwig

    Russ russet + wig war

    russet war

  • Hazelwig

    Hazel nut tree + wig war

    nut tree war

  • Umberwig

    Umber earth brown + wig war

    earth brown war

  • Moongund

    Moon month measurer + gund war

    month measurer war

  • Ashgund

    Ash fire dust + gund war

    fire dust war

  • Dawngund

    Dawn first light + gund war

    first light war

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Gunn initial · gunda final

  • Gunngyda

    Gunn war + gyda gift

    war gift

  • Gunnthyr

    Gunn war + thyr shelter

    war shelter

  • Gunnskjold

    Gunn war + skjold bulwark

    war bulwark

  • Svanagunda

    Svana swan + gunda war

    swan war

  • Katlagunda

    Katla cauldron + gunda war

    cauldron war

  • Rindagunda

    Rinda bark + gunda war

    bark war

Vampire


Creatures

Krieg initial · gunda final

  • Kriegianu

    Krieg war + ianu of

    war-of

  • Kriegklaue

    Krieg war + klaue claw

    war-claw

  • Kriegbert

    Krieg war + bert bright

    war-bright

  • Terezagunda

    Tereza harvester + gunda war

    harvester-war

  • Noctgunda

    Noct night + gunda war

    night-war

  • Ludmilagunda

    Ludmila people's love + gunda war

    people's love-war

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Krav initial

  • Kravazzun

    Krav war + azzun first hoard

    war first hoard

  • Kravulvar

    Krav war + ulvar red flame

    war red flame

  • Kravossar

    Krav war + ossar black sand

    war black sand

Irish


Real world

chad final

  • Conchad

    Con hound + chad war

    hound war

  • Brenchad

    Bren prince + chad war

    prince war

  • Faelchad

    Fael wolf + chad war

    wolf war

Paladin


Tabletop

Marti initial

  • Martivart

    Marti war + vart watch

    war watch

  • Martimod

    Marti war + mod courage

    war courage

  • Martibrand

    Marti war + brand sword

    war sword

Scottish


Real world

chad final

  • Glaschad

    Glas grey-green + chad war

    grey-green war

  • Trenchad

    Tren strong + chad war

    strong war

  • Torchad

    Tor mound + chad war

    mound war

Senses that travel together

See also

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