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“battle”

53 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. They split 21 to 32 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. Viking carries the most, with 10 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Viking


Real world

Bod initial · Gunn initial · Vig initial · Gun initial · Hild initial · gunna final · gunnr final · hilda final · hilde final · hildr final

  • Bodfastr

    Bod battle + fastr firm

    battle firm

  • Bodvid

    Bod battle + vid wood

    battle wood

  • Bodvin

    Bod battle + vin friend

    battle friend

  • Gunnfrid

    Gunn battle + frid peace

    battle peace

  • Gunnvald

    Gunn battle + vald ruler

    battle ruler

  • Gunnbjorn

    Gunn battle + bjorn bear

    battle bear

  • Vigberg

    Vig battle + berg help

    battle help

  • Viggrimr

    Vig battle + grimr mask

    battle mask

  • Viggard

    Vig battle + gard enclosure

    battle enclosure

  • Gungunna

    Gun battle + gunna battle

    battle battle

  • Gunhildr

    Gun battle + hildr battle

    battle battle

  • Gunmunda

    Gun battle + munda protection

    battle protection

French


Real world

Hild initial · Bath initial · hilde final · ilde final · ile final · ille final · vige final · wige final

  • Hildelin

    Hild battle + elin little

    battle little

  • Hildfroy

    Hild battle + froy peace

    battle peace

  • Hildard

    Hild battle + ard hardy

    battle hardy

  • Bathmonde

    Bath battle + monde protection

    battle protection

  • Bathtrude

    Bath battle + trude strength

    battle strength

  • Bathmande

    Bath battle + mande man

    battle man

  • Justhilde

    Just righteous + hilde battle

    righteous battle

  • Gauhilde

    Gau rule + hilde battle

    rule battle

  • Benhilde

    Ben blessed + hilde battle

    blessed battle

  • Edilde

    Ed wealth + ilde battle

    wealth battle

  • Felilde

    Fel fortunate + ilde battle

    fortunate battle

  • Odilde

    Od wealth + ilde battle

    wealth battle

Knight


People

Hild initial · Wig initial · hilde final · gonde final · hilda final · ilda final

  • Hildfroy

    Hild battle + froy peace

    battle peace

  • Hildmond

    Hild battle + mond protection

    battle protection

  • Hildgier

    Hild battle + gier spear

    battle spear

  • Wiget

    Wig battle + et little

    battle little

  • Wigher

    Wig battle + her army

    battle army

  • Wigaume

    Wig battle + aume helmet

    battle helmet

  • Belhilde

    Bel fair + hilde battle

    fair battle

  • Evhilde

    Ev life + hilde battle

    life battle

  • Adelhilde

    Adel noble + hilde battle

    noble battle

  • Amagonde

    Ama beloved + gonde battle

    beloved battle

  • Johgonde

    Joh grace + gonde battle

    grace battle

  • Hildgonde

    Hild battle + gonde battle

    battle battle

German


Real world

Hild initial · wig final · hilde final · hildis final · hilt final

  • Hildwin

    Hild battle + win friend

    battle friend

  • Hildtrud

    Hild battle + trud strength

    battle strength

  • Hildhug

    Hild battle + hug mind

    battle mind

  • Otwig

    Ot wealth + wig battle

    wealth battle

  • Hildwig

    Hild battle + wig battle

    battle battle

  • Wartwig

    Wart guard + wig battle

    guard battle

  • Blidhilde

    Blid joyful + hilde battle

    joyful battle

  • Wernhilde

    Wern protector + hilde battle

    protector battle

  • Rodhilde

    Rod glory + hilde battle

    glory battle

  • Sieghildis

    Sieg victory + hildis battle

    victory battle

  • Wolfhildis

    Wolf pack hunter + hildis battle

    pack hunter battle

  • Albhildis

    Alb elf + hildis battle

    elf battle

Celtic


Real world

Catu initial · catus final · catua final

  • Catunantos

    Catu battle + nantos valley

    battle valley

  • Catunouios

    Catu battle + nouios new

    battle new

  • Catumaglos

    Catu battle + maglos chief

    battle chief

  • Nemetocatus

    Nemeto sacred + catus battle

    sacred battle

  • Talocatus

    Talo brow + catus battle

    brow battle

  • Ollocatus

    Ollo utmost + catus battle

    utmost battle

  • Vercatua

    Ver supreme + catua battle

    supreme battle

  • Lanocatua

    Lano plain + catua battle

    plain battle

  • Tigernocatua

    Tigerno lord + catua battle

    lord battle

D&D


Tabletop

Cad initial · hild final

  • Caddel

    Cad battle + del valley

    battle valley

  • Cadgan

    Cad battle + gan born

    battle born

  • Cadgrim

    Cad battle + grim mask

    battle mask

  • Halhild

    Hal hall + hild battle

    hall battle

  • Dravhild

    Drav blood + hild battle

    blood battle

  • Darhild

    Dar oak + hild battle

    oak battle

Dwarf


Fantasy races

hild final · Hilda initial

  • Dorhild

    Dor gate + hild battle

    gate battle

  • Bralhild

    Bral bold + hild battle

    bold battle

  • Daghild

    Dag day + hild battle

    day battle

  • Hildanott

    Hilda battle + nott night

    battle night

  • Hildavigg

    Hilda battle + vigg spear

    battle spear

  • Hildafast

    Hilda battle + fast steadfast

    battle steadfast

Human


People

Hild initial · gyth final

  • Hilding

    Hild battle + ing offspring

    battle offspring

  • Hildsige

    Hild battle + sige victory

    battle victory

  • Hildord

    Hild battle + ord spear point

    battle spear point

  • Lindgyth

    Lind shield + gyth battle

    shield battle

  • Sigegyth

    Sige victory + gyth battle

    victory battle

  • Theodgyth

    Theod people + gyth battle

    people battle

Paladin


Tabletop

hild final · hilda final

  • Nobihild

    Nobi noble + hild battle

    noble battle

  • Clemenhild

    Clemen merciful + hild battle

    merciful battle

  • Lumihild

    Lumi light + hild battle

    light battle

  • Serenahilda

    Serena calm + hilda battle

    calm battle

  • Vindihilda

    Vindi avenging + hilda battle

    avenging battle

  • Virtuhilda

    Virtu virtue + hilda battle

    virtue battle

Vampire


Creatures

Bor initial · borna final

  • Borhart

    Bor battle + hart hard

    battle-hard

  • Borvich

    Bor battle + vich son

    battle-son

  • Bornox

    Bor battle + nox night

    battle-night

  • Sandaborna

    Sanda defender + borna battle

    defender-battle

  • Gizelborna

    Gizel pledge + borna battle

    pledge-battle

  • Magdaborna

    Magda tower + borna battle

    tower-battle

Werewolf


Creatures

Gunn initial · hild final

  • Gunnkin

    Gunn battle + kin family stock

    battle family stock

  • Gunnulf

    Gunn battle + ulf wolf

    battle wolf

  • Gunnden

    Gunn battle + den wild lair

    battle wild lair

  • Sablehild

    Sable black + hild battle

    black battle

  • Runahild

    Runa secret + hild battle

    secret battle

  • Heatherhild

    Heather moorland shrub + hild battle

    moorland shrub battle

Cat


People

hild final

  • Pearlhild

    Pearl shell gem + hild battle

    shell gem battle

  • Hazelhild

    Hazel nut tree + hild battle

    nut tree battle

  • Primhild

    Prim primrose + hild battle

    primrose battle

Greek


Real world

mache final

  • Diomache

    Dio divine + mache battle

    divine battle

  • Thalassomache

    Thalasso sea + mache battle

    sea battle

  • Euphromache

    Euphro cheer + mache battle

    cheer battle

Griffin


Creatures

gund final

  • Clargund

    Clar bright + gund battle

    bright battle

  • Custogund

    Custo guard + gund battle

    guard battle

  • Vicgund

    Vic victory + gund battle

    victory battle

Irish


Real world

Cath initial

  • Cathan

    Cath battle + an little

    battle little

  • Cathguala

    Cath battle + guala shoulder

    battle shoulder

  • Cathlaidir

    Cath battle + laidir sturdy

    battle sturdy

Middle


People

Hilda initial

  • Hilda Hampton

    Hilda battle + hampton home settlement

    battle, home settlement

  • Hilda Brentwood

    Hilda battle + brentwood burnt wood

    battle, burnt wood

  • Hilda Barlow

    Hilda battle + barlow barley hill

    battle, barley hill

Minotaur


Creatures

mache final

  • Thymiamache

    Thymia spirited + mache battle

    spirited battle

  • Baliamache

    Balia dappled + mache battle

    dappled battle

  • Baryamache

    Barya heavy + mache battle

    heavy battle

Nordic


Real world

Hilda initial

  • Hilda Gudrid

    Hilda battle + gudrid god's beauty

    battle and god's beauty

  • Hilda Sigfrid

    Hilda battle + sigfrid victory peace

    battle and victory peace

  • Hilda Viola

    Hilda battle + viola violet

    battle and violet

Scottish


Real world

Cath initial

  • Cathaird

    Cath battle + aird height

    battle height

  • Cathwood

    Cath battle + wood forest

    battle forest

  • Cathdale

    Cath battle + dale dell

    battle dell

Welsh


Real world

Cad initial

  • Cadlwyd

    Cad battle + lwyd hoary

    battle hoary

  • Cadffordd

    Cad battle + ffordd road

    battle road

  • Cadban

    Cad battle + ban height

    battle height

Senses that travel together

See also

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