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“word”

12 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 8 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 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, Angel, has 2.

Angel


Creatures

Amri initial · Immla initial

  • Amrivith

    Amri word + vith of the vigil

    word of the vigil

  • Amrihod

    Amri word + hod of the splendour

    word of the splendour

  • Amritiel

    Amri word + tiel of God

    word of God

  • Immlasur

    Immla word + sur of the wall

    word of the wall

  • Immlasai

    Immla word + sai of the gift

    word of the gift

  • Immlanur

    Immla word + nur of the flame

    word of the flame

Barbarian


Tabletop

ord final

  • Gnappord

    Gnapp gnawed + ord word

    gnawed the word

  • Brattord

    Bratt dared + ord word

    dared the word

  • Woddord

    Wodd waded + ord word

    waded the word

Bard


Tabletop

parola final

  • Vivoparola

    Vivo lively + parola word

    lively word

  • Sottoparola

    Sotto under + parola word

    under word

  • Focoparola

    Foco fire + parola word

    fire word

Demon


Creatures

ord final

  • Falkhord

    Falkh fall + ord word

    fall of the word

  • Morvord

    Morv murder + ord word

    murder of the word

  • Hurnord

    Hurn horn + ord word

    horn of the word

Dwarf


Fantasy races

ord final

  • Svartord

    Svart black + ord word

    black word

  • Regnord

    Regn rain + ord word

    rain word

  • Torvord

    Torv turf + ord word

    turf word

Elf


Fantasy races

peth final

  • Eilpeth

    Eil dream + peth word

    dream word

  • Kelpeth

    Kel green + peth word

    green word

  • Thelpeth

    Thel thicket + peth word

    thicket word

Greek


Real world

logos final

  • Ambrologos

    Ambro immortal + logos word

    immortal word

  • Timologos

    Timo honour + logos word

    honour word

  • Archilogos

    Archi chief + logos word

    chief word

Kraken


Creatures

Ord initial

  • Ordyfir

    Ord word + yfir over-reach

    word over-reach

  • Ordvatn

    Ord word + vatn water

    word water

  • Ordfen

    Ord word + fen quagmire

    word quagmire

Lich


Creatures

Lexi initial

  • Lexipinax

    Lexi word + pinax tablet

    word tablet

  • Lexignomon

    Lexi word + gnomon pointer

    word pointer

  • Lexikeramion

    Lexi word + keramion earthen jar

    word earthen jar

Phoenix


Creatures

logos final

  • Akrologos

    Akro topmost + logos word

    topmost word

  • Glaukologos

    Glauko gleaming + logos word

    gleaming word

  • Hemerologos

    Hemero day + logos word

    day word

Wizard


People

vael final

  • Igvael

    Ig kindling + vael word

    kindling word

  • Glimvael

    Glim glimmer + vael word

    glimmer word

  • Azvael

    Az deep + vael word

    deep word

Senses that travel together

See also

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