The Kenning Lexicon
A reverse dictionary. Every fragment on this site indexed by what it means rather than how it sounds — so you can look up wolf and see which of the 113 generators have a word for it, with worked examples of the names each one builds. This index is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0; the names you generate are yours, with nothing to credit.
A
B
- banner
8 traditions · 12 fragments - battle
21 traditions · 54 fragments - bear
22 traditions · 31 fragments - bearer
13 traditions · 18 fragments - beautiful
18 traditions · 19 fragments - beauty
17 traditions · 20 fragments - bell
7 traditions · 11 fragments - beloved
20 traditions · 31 fragments - binding
9 traditions · 10 fragments - black
33 traditions · 43 fragments - blessed
16 traditions · 19 fragments - blood
13 traditions · 18 fragments - blossom
13 traditions · 16 fragments - blue
15 traditions · 18 fragments - boar
9 traditions · 12 fragments - bold
19 traditions · 26 fragments - bone
13 traditions · 21 fragments - born
11 traditions · 14 fragments - bound
8 traditions · 10 fragments - bramble
14 traditions · 15 fragments - brave
10 traditions · 13 fragments - breath
18 traditions · 26 fragments - bridge
10 traditions · 12 fragments - bright
35 traditions · 67 fragments - brightness
13 traditions · 18 fragments - brine
8 traditions · 11 fragments - broad
14 traditions · 18 fragments - brook
13 traditions · 14 fragments - brown
11 traditions · 14 fragments - burial mound
13 traditions · 13 fragments - burning
7 traditions · 12 fragments
C
- cairn
8 traditions · 10 fragments - calm
21 traditions · 27 fragments - carrier
11 traditions · 12 fragments - chasm
6 traditions · 10 fragments - chaste
9 traditions · 13 fragments - chief
11 traditions · 14 fragments - child
9 traditions · 11 fragments - chill
8 traditions · 12 fragments - cinder
9 traditions · 17 fragments - circle
6 traditions · 13 fragments - claw
8 traditions · 11 fragments - clear
9 traditions · 14 fragments - clearing
13 traditions · 17 fragments - cliff
12 traditions · 16 fragments - climbing vine
11 traditions · 11 fragments - cloud
13 traditions · 15 fragments - cold
21 traditions · 32 fragments - counsel
17 traditions · 29 fragments - country
4 traditions · 11 fragments - courage
15 traditions · 17 fragments - crag
10 traditions · 13 fragments - crest
10 traditions · 12 fragments - crimson
8 traditions · 10 fragments - crooked
10 traditions · 14 fragments - crow
7 traditions · 11 fragments - crown
18 traditions · 27 fragments - cunning
10 traditions · 14 fragments
D
- daring
9 traditions · 15 fragments - dark
27 traditions · 38 fragments - darkness
11 traditions · 12 fragments - daughter
11 traditions · 11 fragments - dawn
21 traditions · 34 fragments - day
12 traditions · 15 fragments - daybreak
6 traditions · 11 fragments - dear
13 traditions · 20 fragments - death
7 traditions · 15 fragments - deep
23 traditions · 43 fragments - depth
14 traditions · 25 fragments - dew
14 traditions · 17 fragments - divine
9 traditions · 12 fragments - dove
7 traditions · 10 fragments - dread
9 traditions · 16 fragments - dream
9 traditions · 14 fragments - dusk
12 traditions · 24 fragments - dwelling
10 traditions · 10 fragments
E
- eagle
14 traditions · 21 fragments - earth
20 traditions · 24 fragments - edge
10 traditions · 13 fragments - elder
12 traditions · 16 fragments - ember
10 traditions · 21 fragments - enclosure
29 traditions · 39 fragments - enduring
9 traditions · 12 fragments - evening
17 traditions · 26 fragments - eye
10 traditions · 14 fragments
F
- failing light
14 traditions · 14 fragments - fair
21 traditions · 34 fragments - faith
11 traditions · 13 fragments - falling water
11 traditions · 11 fragments - fame
7 traditions · 12 fragments - famous
8 traditions · 14 fragments - farmstead
9 traditions · 10 fragments - favour
9 traditions · 10 fragments - feather pen
11 traditions · 11 fragments - field
16 traditions · 25 fragments - fierce
15 traditions · 21 fragments - fire
26 traditions · 43 fragments - first
17 traditions · 24 fragments - first light
15 traditions · 16 fragments - flame
17 traditions · 27 fragments - flower
22 traditions · 28 fragments - ford
8 traditions · 11 fragments - forest
21 traditions · 23 fragments - fortress
11 traditions · 19 fragments - fortunate
9 traditions · 10 fragments - free
10 traditions · 10 fragments - friend
17 traditions · 26 fragments - frost
14 traditions · 18 fragments - frozen
9 traditions · 11 fragments - frozen dew
10 traditions · 10 fragments
G
- gate
16 traditions · 23 fragments - gentle
20 traditions · 27 fragments - gift
23 traditions · 35 fragments - gift of god
8 traditions · 17 fragments - gilded
12 traditions · 14 fragments - gleam
7 traditions · 10 fragments - glimmer
8 traditions · 11 fragments - gloom
8 traditions · 16 fragments - glory
18 traditions · 22 fragments - glowing coal
12 traditions · 12 fragments - god
10 traditions · 12 fragments - god is gracious
9 traditions · 23 fragments - gold
33 traditions · 47 fragments - golden
16 traditions · 20 fragments - good
12 traditions · 14 fragments - grace
25 traditions · 35 fragments - great
33 traditions · 49 fragments - green
23 traditions · 27 fragments - grey
16 traditions · 20 fragments - grim
7 traditions · 11 fragments - grove
14 traditions · 20 fragments - guard
15 traditions · 20 fragments - guardian
20 traditions · 30 fragments
H
- hall
15 traditions · 21 fragments - hand
7 traditions · 10 fragments - hard metal
14 traditions · 14 fragments - hardy
8 traditions · 17 fragments - head
7 traditions · 11 fragments - headland
12 traditions · 19 fragments - heart
18 traditions · 20 fragments - heaven
11 traditions · 17 fragments - height
11 traditions · 16 fragments - heir
9 traditions · 14 fragments - helmet
11 traditions · 16 fragments - hidden
12 traditions · 17 fragments - high
22 traditions · 30 fragments - hill
22 traditions · 31 fragments - hillside
9 traditions · 10 fragments - hoarfrost
8 traditions · 10 fragments - hollow
29 traditions · 41 fragments - holy
13 traditions · 17 fragments - home
11 traditions · 13 fragments - home ruler
7 traditions · 14 fragments - homestead
10 traditions · 10 fragments - honey
17 traditions · 21 fragments - honour
11 traditions · 16 fragments - hope
13 traditions · 14 fragments - horn
12 traditions · 20 fragments - hound
9 traditions · 15 fragments - house
11 traditions · 14 fragments - hunger
9 traditions · 16 fragments - hush
6 traditions · 10 fragments
I
J
K
L
- lady
15 traditions · 18 fragments - lake
22 traditions · 25 fragments - lamp
7 traditions · 11 fragments - land
13 traditions · 30 fragments - laurel
10 traditions · 11 fragments - law
8 traditions · 14 fragments - life
20 traditions · 25 fragments - light
39 traditions · 65 fragments - lily
21 traditions · 23 fragments - lion
9 traditions · 12 fragments - little
23 traditions · 73 fragments - little one
9 traditions · 14 fragments - live coal
12 traditions · 12 fragments - long
16 traditions · 17 fragments - lord
14 traditions · 16 fragments - love
16 traditions · 18 fragments - lovely
13 traditions · 14 fragments
M
- maiden
14 traditions · 17 fragments - maker
14 traditions · 17 fragments - man
11 traditions · 13 fragments - mark
9 traditions · 11 fragments - marsh
17 traditions · 20 fragments - mask
10 traditions · 12 fragments - meadow
19 traditions · 26 fragments - memory
11 traditions · 16 fragments - messenger
8 traditions · 11 fragments - middle
9 traditions · 10 fragments - might
11 traditions · 16 fragments - mind
17 traditions · 23 fragments - mist
12 traditions · 18 fragments - moon
30 traditions · 42 fragments - mound
9 traditions · 10 fragments - mountain
25 traditions · 35 fragments - mouth
9 traditions · 10 fragments - moving air
10 traditions · 10 fragments
N
O
P
- pale
15 traditions · 21 fragments - path
16 traditions · 21 fragments - peace
24 traditions · 45 fragments - peak
17 traditions · 23 fragments - pearl
18 traditions · 28 fragments - people
13 traditions · 18 fragments - pillar
8 traditions · 11 fragments - place
10 traditions · 12 fragments - plain
7 traditions · 11 fragments - pledge
8 traditions · 10 fragments - pool
15 traditions · 20 fragments - power
15 traditions · 20 fragments - prickly bush
11 traditions · 12 fragments - princess
10 traditions · 12 fragments - protection
13 traditions · 26 fragments - pure
16 traditions · 24 fragments - pyre
6 traditions · 11 fragments
Q
R
- radiance
12 traditions · 19 fragments - radiant
16 traditions · 18 fragments - rain
10 traditions · 12 fragments - raven
24 traditions · 41 fragments - realm
6 traditions · 10 fragments - red
26 traditions · 30 fragments - ridge
13 traditions · 16 fragments - rising
9 traditions · 12 fragments - river
19 traditions · 27 fragments - road
20 traditions · 22 fragments - rock
24 traditions · 33 fragments - root
9 traditions · 12 fragments - rose
18 traditions · 20 fragments - royal
10 traditions · 12 fragments - ruin
8 traditions · 12 fragments - rule
11 traditions · 27 fragments - ruler
19 traditions · 29 fragments
S
- sacred
11 traditions · 15 fragments - salt
13 traditions · 17 fragments - scar
8 traditions · 12 fragments - sea
29 traditions · 40 fragments - secret
18 traditions · 24 fragments - serpent
12 traditions · 18 fragments - servant
10 traditions · 13 fragments - shade
18 traditions · 26 fragments - shadow
20 traditions · 29 fragments - sharp
10 traditions · 14 fragments - sharp spine
11 traditions · 11 fragments - shelter
10 traditions · 13 fragments - shield
12 traditions · 16 fragments - shining
22 traditions · 29 fragments - short
10 traditions · 10 fragments - sign
12 traditions · 13 fragments - silence
19 traditions · 31 fragments - silent
11 traditions · 13 fragments - silver
26 traditions · 35 fragments - sky
17 traditions · 35 fragments - slender
9 traditions · 10 fragments - slope
10 traditions · 12 fragments - small
30 traditions · 39 fragments - small stream
12 traditions · 13 fragments - smith
10 traditions · 12 fragments - smoke
9 traditions · 19 fragments - snow
17 traditions · 18 fragments - song
20 traditions · 36 fragments - sorrow
6 traditions · 10 fragments - sound
9 traditions · 13 fragments - spark
9 traditions · 15 fragments - spear
16 traditions · 27 fragments - spirit
17 traditions · 27 fragments - spring
22 traditions · 28 fragments - stag
10 traditions · 11 fragments - star
33 traditions · 51 fragments - steadfast
15 traditions · 20 fragments - stern
12 traditions · 16 fragments - stillness
9 traditions · 14 fragments - stone
47 traditions · 71 fragments - storm
9 traditions · 21 fragments - stream
15 traditions · 18 fragments - strength
23 traditions · 50 fragments - strong
27 traditions · 43 fragments - stronghold
14 traditions · 16 fragments - summit
10 traditions · 13 fragments - sun
29 traditions · 40 fragments - sunken ground
10 traditions · 10 fragments - sweet
12 traditions · 13 fragments - swift
14 traditions · 22 fragments - sword
13 traditions · 19 fragments
T
- tall
8 traditions · 10 fragments - tawny
8 traditions · 10 fragments - tempest
11 traditions · 12 fragments - tender
7 traditions · 12 fragments - territory
6 traditions · 12 fragments - thorn
9 traditions · 12 fragments - thread
10 traditions · 18 fragments - threshold
10 traditions · 12 fragments - throne
5 traditions · 10 fragments - thunder
17 traditions · 30 fragments - tomb
6 traditions · 10 fragments - tooth
7 traditions · 10 fragments - torch
13 traditions · 16 fragments - tower
15 traditions · 25 fragments - tree
9 traditions · 11 fragments - true
17 traditions · 21 fragments - truth
8 traditions · 10 fragments - turning
9 traditions · 15 fragments - twin
8 traditions · 10 fragments
U
V
- valley
26 traditions · 37 fragments - vault
7 traditions · 10 fragments - veil
15 traditions · 19 fragments - venom
5 traditions · 10 fragments - victory
29 traditions · 40 fragments - victory of people
7 traditions · 11 fragments - vigour
7 traditions · 10 fragments - vine
9 traditions · 10 fragments - voice
11 traditions · 24 fragments - void
7 traditions · 14 fragments
W
- wanderer
15 traditions · 17 fragments - wandering
9 traditions · 12 fragments - war
15 traditions · 31 fragments - ward
7 traditions · 10 fragments - warrior
8 traditions · 11 fragments - watch
8 traditions · 10 fragments - watchful
10 traditions · 14 fragments - water
15 traditions · 19 fragments - wave
13 traditions · 16 fragments - wealth
10 traditions · 16 fragments - well
8 traditions · 10 fragments - whirling wind
10 traditions · 10 fragments - white
35 traditions · 55 fragments - whole
11 traditions · 16 fragments - wild
11 traditions · 12 fragments - willow
9 traditions · 13 fragments - wind
25 traditions · 38 fragments - wisdom
14 traditions · 15 fragments - wise
11 traditions · 11 fragments - wolf
26 traditions · 43 fragments - wood
19 traditions · 24 fragments - woodland
9 traditions · 11 fragments - word
11 traditions · 12 fragments - world
8 traditions · 11 fragments - wound
6 traditions · 11 fragments
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The rest of the corpus
¶12,090 further senses appear in the corpus but in fewer than 4 traditions, so they do not yet have an entry of their own. They are in the data, and they gain a page as more traditions are added. The complete corpus is downloadable under CC BY 4.0.