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“wild”

15 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from objects 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, Bard, has 1.

Bard


Tabletop

Wild initial

  • Wildrhyme

    Wild wild + rhyme rhyme

    wild rhyme

  • Wildtale

    Wild wild + tale tale

    wild tale

  • Wildheart

    Wild wild + heart heart

    wild heart

D&D


Tabletop

Wild initial

  • Wildweaver

    Wild wild + weaver weaver

    wild weaver

  • Wildwatch

    Wild wild + watch watch

    wild watch

  • Wildbrook

    Wild wild + brook brook

    wild brook

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Yrsa initial

  • Yrsarada

    Yrsa wild + rada counsel

    wild counsel

  • Yrsahrid

    Yrsa wild + hrid storm

    wild storm

  • Yrsafast

    Yrsa wild + fast steadfast

    wild steadfast

Forest


Objects

Wild initial

  • Wildwald

    Wild wild + wald forest

    wild forest

  • Wildhurst

    Wild wild + hurst wooded hill

    wild wooded hill

  • Wildbower

    Wild wild + bower leafy shelter

    wild leafy shelter

Gamertag


People

Wild initial

  • Wildsprint

    Wild wild + sprint sprint

    wild sprint

  • Wildviper

    Wild wild + viper live bearer

    wild live bearer

  • Wildcoil

    Wild wild + coil gathering

    wild gathering

German


Real world

Wild initial

  • Wildbach

    Wild wild + bach brook

    wild brook

  • Wildmacher

    Wild wild + macher maker

    wild maker

  • Wildmeister

    Wild wild + meister master

    wild master

Kingdom


Objects

Rav initial

  • Ravburg

    Rav wild + burg walled town

    wild walled town

  • Ravgarth

    Rav wild + garth enclosed yard

    wild enclosed yard

  • Ravfjord

    Rav wild + fjord inlet

    wild inlet

Pirate


People

the wild final

  • Fergus the Wild

    Fergus man of vigour + the wild wild

    man of vigour, called the wild

  • Daniel the Wild

    Daniel god is judge + the wild wild

    god is judge, called the wild

  • Elias the Wild

    Elias lord is god + the wild wild

    lord is god, called the wild

Ship


Objects

Brave initial

  • Brave Destiny

    Brave wild + destiny destiny

    wild destiny

  • Brave Beacon

    Brave wild + beacon sign

    wild sign

  • Brave Enterprise

    Brave wild + enterprise undertaking

    wild undertaking

Tavern


Objects

The Wild initial

  • The Wild Bell

    The Wild wild + bell sounding vessel

    wild sounding vessel

  • The Wild Hart

    The Wild wild + hart male deer

    wild male deer

  • The Wild Hare

    The Wild wild + hare long-eared runner

    wild long-eared runner

Username


People

Wild initial

  • Wildharbour

    Wild wild + harbour army shelter

    wild army shelter

  • Wildpocket

    Wild wild + pocket little bag

    wild little bag

  • Wildwombat

    Wild wild + wombat wombat

    wild wombat

Vampire


Creatures

Wild initial

  • Wildhof

    Wild wild + hof court

    wild-court

  • Wildstern

    Wild wild + stern star

    wild-star

  • Wildbrunn

    Wild wild + brunn well

    wild-well

Viking


Real world

Vil initial

  • Vilhjarta

    Vil wild + hjarta heart

    wild heart

  • Vilbein

    Vil wild + bein leg

    wild leg

  • Vilsegl

    Vil wild + segl sail

    wild sail

Welsh


Real world

wyllt final

  • Talwyllt

    Tal brow + wyllt wild

    brow wild

  • Prenwyllt

    Pren tree + wyllt wild

    tree wild

  • Banwyllt

    Ban peak + wyllt wild

    peak wild

Werewolf


Creatures

Wilda initial

  • Wildawhisper

    Wilda wild + whisper hushed voice

    wild hushed voice

  • Wildaflame

    Wilda wild + flame burning tongue

    wild burning tongue

  • Wildany

    Wilda wild + ny new moon

    wild new moon

Senses that travel together

See also

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