“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
¶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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
mache final
- Diomache
Dio divine + mache battle
divine battle
- Thalassomache
Thalasso sea + mache battle
sea battle
- Euphromache
Euphro cheer + mache battle
cheer battle
gund final
- Clargund
Clar bright + gund battle
bright battle
- Custogund
Custo guard + gund battle
guard battle
- Vicgund
Vic victory + gund battle
victory battle
Cath initial
- Cathan
Cath battle + an little
battle little
- Cathguala
Cath battle + guala shoulder
battle shoulder
- Cathlaidir
Cath battle + laidir sturdy
battle sturdy
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
mache final
- Thymiamache
Thymia spirited + mache battle
spirited battle
- Baliamache
Balia dappled + mache battle
dappled battle
- Baryamache
Barya heavy + mache battle
heavy battle
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
Cath initial
- Cathaird
Cath battle + aird height
battle height
- Cathwood
Cath battle + wood forest
battle forest
- Cathdale
Cath battle + dale dell
battle dell
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
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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