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“boar”

12 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 6 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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Barbarian, has 2.

Barbarian


Tabletop

gnorr final · gnorra final

  • Jarngnorr

    Jarn bound + gnorr boar

    bound the boar

  • Haldgnorr

    Hald held + gnorr boar

    held the boar

  • Wrekgnorr

    Wrek wrecked + gnorr boar

    wrecked the boar

  • Margagnorra

    Marga mauled + gnorra boar

    mauled the boar

  • Brukagnorra

    Bruka burned + gnorra boar

    burned the boar

  • Fennagnorra

    Fenna felled + gnorra boar

    felled the boar

Griffin


Creatures

ebur final · ebura final

  • Clarebur

    Clar bright + ebur boar

    bright boar

  • Montiebur

    Monti mountain + ebur boar

    mountain boar

  • Cornuebur

    Cornu horn + ebur boar

    horn boar

  • Leonaebura

    Leona lion + ebura boar

    lion boar

  • Victaebura

    Victa victory + ebura boar

    victory boar

  • Argentaebura

    Argenta silver + ebura boar

    silver boar

Wood Elf


Fantasy races

Brok initial · Broka initial

  • Brokunn

    Brok boar + unn den

    boar den

  • Brokcot

    Brok boar + cot nest

    boar nest

  • Broklith

    Brok boar + lith bark

    boar bark

  • Brokawella

    Broka boar + wella wellspring

    boar wellspring

  • Brokamora

    Broka boar + mora bilberry

    boar bilberry

  • Brokaolla

    Broka boar + olla willow-down

    boar willow-down

Banshee


Creatures

torc final

  • Fraochtorc

    Fraoch heather + torc boar

    heather boar

  • Oichtorc

    Oich night + torc boar

    night boar

  • Donntorc

    Donn brown + torc boar

    brown boar

D&D


Tabletop

Hrun initial

  • Hrunhild

    Hrun boar + hild battle

    boar battle

  • Hrunthas

    Hrun boar + thas oath

    boar oath

  • Hrunmar

    Hrun boar + mar famous

    boar famous

German


Real world

Eber initial

  • Eberwolf

    Eber boar + wolf pack hunter

    boar pack hunter

  • Eberhold

    Eber boar + hold gracious

    boar gracious

  • Ebermut

    Eber boar + mut courage

    boar courage

Irish


Real world

torc final

  • Moytorc

    Moy plain + torc boar

    plain boar

  • Ballytorc

    Bally homestead + torc boar

    homestead boar

  • Sruthtorc

    Sruth stream + torc boar

    stream boar

Knight


People

Eber initial

  • Ebermond

    Eber boar + mond protection

    boar protection

  • Eberger

    Eber boar + ger spear

    boar spear

  • Eberin

    Eber boar + in little

    boar little

Scottish


Real world

Torc initial

  • Torcster

    Torc boar + ster holding

    boar holding

  • Torcled

    Torc boar + led traveller

    boar traveller

  • Torcbane

    Torc boar + bane pale

    boar pale

Senses that travel together

See also

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