“wave”
13 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 5 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures 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, Viking, has 3.
unn final · unna final · unnr final
- Ulfunn
Ulf wolf + unn wave
wolf wave
- Valunn
Val the slain + unn wave
the slain wave
- Ragnunn
Ragn the gods + unn wave
the gods wave
- Rafnunna
Rafn raven + unna wave
raven wave
- Ragnunna
Ragn the gods + unna wave
the gods wave
- Dagunna
Dag day + unna wave
day wave
- Bergunnr
Berg help + unnr wave
help wave
- Eyunnr
Ey island + unnr wave
island wave
- Vigunnr
Vig battle + unnr wave
battle wave
Vaelith initial · Wave initial
- Vaelithneth
Vaelith wave + neth court
wave court
- Vaelithlior
Vaelith wave + lior watcher
wave watcher
- Vaelithithel
Vaelith wave + ithel mirror
wave mirror
- Wavefathom
Wave wave + fathom fathom
wave fathom
- Wavereach
Wave wave + reach reach
wave reach
- Wavehall
Wave wave + hall hall
wave hall
Galiya initial
- Galiyakiela
Galiya wave + kiela of God
wave of God
- Galiyadela
Galiya wave + dela of God
wave of God
- Galiyaela
Galiya wave + ela of God
wave of God
wave final
- Nitrowave
Nitro nitro + wave wave
nitro wave
- Vertexwave
Vertex turning point + wave wave
turning point wave
- Roguewave
Rogue rogue + wave wave
rogue wave
Nami initial
- Namimine
Nami wave + mine peak
wave peak
- Namiori
Nami wave + ori weave
wave weave
- Namiyuri
Nami wave + yuri lily
wave lily
Wave initial
- Waveborn
Wave wave + born born
wave born
- Wavetide
Wave wave + tide tide
wave tide
- Wavehollow
Wave wave + hollow hollow
wave hollow
undis final
- Quaerenundis
Quaeren seeking + undis wave
seeking wave
- Durenundis
Duren lasting + undis wave
lasting wave
- Debrenundis
Debren owing + undis wave
owing wave
Val initial
- Valdorf
Val wave + dorf village
wave-village
- Valvad
Val wave + vad ford
wave-ford
- Valrand
Val wave + rand edge
wave-edge
Ton initial
- Tonig
Ton wave + ig little
wave little
- Tonfelyn
Ton wave + felyn yellow
wave yellow
- Tonlyn
Ton wave + lyn pool
wave pool
Unn initial
- Unnsol
Unn wave + sol sun
wave sun
- Unnhowl
Unn wave + howl long cry
wave long cry
- Unngerd
Unn wave + gerd enclosure
wave enclosure
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “wave”. 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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