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“blue”

18 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 17 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Banshee, has 2.

Banshee


Creatures

Gorma initial · Gorm initial

  • Gormadile

    Gorma blue + dile deluge

    blue deluge

  • Gormagealai

    Gorma blue + gealai moon

    blue moon

  • Gormacuimhne

    Gorma blue + cuimhne memory

    blue memory

  • Gormdan

    Gorm blue + dan poem

    blue poem

  • Gormrun

    Gorm blue + run secret

    blue secret

  • Gormsliabh

    Gorm blue + sliabh mountain

    blue mountain

Griffin


Creatures

Azura initial · Azure initial

  • Azurahart

    Azura blue + hart stag

    blue stag

  • Azuraland

    Azura blue + land territory

    blue territory

  • Azurabod

    Azura blue + bod messenger

    blue messenger

  • Azure Enraged

    Azure blue + Enraged in fury

    blue, in fury

  • Azure Passant

    Azure blue + Passant walking

    blue, walking

  • Azure Unguled

    Azure blue + Unguled taloned

    blue, taloned

Indian


Real world

Nil initial · Neela initial

  • Nillal

    Nil blue + lal dear

    blue dear

  • Nilvarman

    Nil blue + varman armour

    blue armour

  • Nilprasad

    Nil blue + prasad grace

    blue grace

  • Neelakumari

    Neela blue + kumari maiden

    blue maiden

  • Neelajyoti

    Neela blue + jyoti light

    blue light

  • Neelamanjari

    Neela blue + manjari blossom

    blue blossom

Country


Objects

Caer initial

  • Caerena

    Caer blue + ena land

    blue land

  • Caerotia

    Caer blue + otia region

    blue region

  • Caerilia

    Caer blue + ilia land

    blue land

Druid


Tabletop

Gorm initial

  • Gormlann

    Gorm blue + lann clearing

    blue clearing

  • Gormshaw

    Gorm blue + shaw thicket

    blue thicket

  • Gormheath

    Gorm blue + heath open moorland

    blue open moorland

Elf


Fantasy races

Lue initial

  • Luemiril

    Lue blue + miril jewel

    blue jewel

  • Luebel

    Lue blue + bel fair

    blue fair

  • Luelith

    Lue blue + lith ash

    blue ash

Guild


Objects

The Azure initial

  • The Azure Crows

    The Azure blue + crows cawing birds

    blue cawing birds

  • The Azure Hands

    The Azure blue + hands hired workers

    blue hired workers

  • The Azure Tribunal

    The Azure blue + tribunal judgement seat

    blue judgement seat

Irish


Real world

Gorm initial

  • Gormbawn

    Gorm blue + bawn pale

    blue pale

  • Gormvinn

    Gorm blue + vinn melodious

    blue melodious

  • Gormfada

    Gorm blue + fada long

    blue long

Japanese


Real world

Ao initial

  • Aoyo

    Ao blue + yo generation

    blue generation

  • Aowa

    Ao blue + wa harmony

    blue harmony

  • Aosato

    Ao blue + sato clever

    blue clever

Mermaid


Creatures

Calyr initial

  • Calyrian

    Calyr blue + ian son

    blue son

  • Calyraeus

    Calyr blue + aeus lord

    blue lord

  • Calyrelin

    Calyr blue + elin heart

    blue heart

Planet


Objects

Caer initial

  • Caerigena

    Caer blue + igena born

    blue born

  • Caerosa

    Caer blue + osa full

    blue full

  • Caeritas

    Caer blue + itas quality

    blue quality

Scottish


Real world

Gorm initial

  • Gormster

    Gorm blue + ster holding

    blue holding

  • Gormgate

    Gorm blue + gate road

    blue road

  • Gormbost

    Gorm blue + bost farmstead

    blue farmstead

Tavern


Objects

The Blue initial

  • The Blue Bull

    The Blue blue + bull male ox

    blue male ox

  • The Blue Candle

    The Blue blue + candle wax light

    blue wax light

  • The Blue Chimney

    The Blue blue + chimney furnace flue

    blue furnace flue

Vampire


Creatures

Blau initial

  • Blaueanu

    Blau blue + eanu from

    blue-from

  • Blaukreuz

    Blau blue + kreuz cross

    blue-cross

  • Blauruh

    Blau blue + ruh rest

    blue-rest

Welsh


Real world

las final

  • Caelas

    Cae field + las blue

    field blue

  • Melinlas

    Melin mill + las blue

    mill blue

  • Brynlas

    Bryn hill + las blue

    hill blue

Senses that travel together

See also

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