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“bone”

21 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. They split 13 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures 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, Demon, has 3.

Demon


Creatures

os final · osa final · ost final

  • Grethos

    Greth gnashing + os bone

    gnashing of the bone

  • Hazros

    Hazr smoke + os bone

    smoke of the bone

  • Khazos

    Khaz pit + os bone

    pit of the bone

  • Zekhosa

    Zekh bile + osa bone

    bile of the bone

  • Lezgosa

    Lezg leash + osa bone

    leash of the bone

  • Sylthosa

    Sylth spite + osa bone

    spite of the bone

  • Blathost

    Blath blame + ost bone

    blame of the bone

  • Sarnost

    Sarn sorrow + ost bone

    sorrow of the bone

  • Orthost

    Orth order + ost bone

    order of the bone

Orc


Fantasy races

Bruk initial · Bruga initial · kul final

  • Brukhai

    Bruk bone + hai horde

    bone horde

  • Brukstok

    Bruk bone + stok stump

    bone stump

  • Brukshak

    Bruk bone + shak shard

    bone shard

  • Brugavosh

    Bruga bone + vosh spirit

    bone spirit

  • Brugarak

    Bruga bone + rak rip

    bone rip

  • Brugazhak

    Bruga bone + zhak cinder

    bone cinder

  • Mukakul

    Muka mud + kul bone

    mud bone

  • Thragakul

    Thraga haul + kul bone

    haul bone

  • Urgakul

    Urga great + kul bone

    great bone

Lich


Creatures

Ossio initial · Osteo initial

  • Ossiofossor

    Ossio bone + fossor grave-digger

    bone grave-digger

  • Ossiocalix

    Ossio bone + calix cup

    bone cup

  • Ossioglossator

    Ossio bone + glossator annotator

    bone annotator

  • Osteosyllabe

    Osteo bone + syllabe syllable

    bone syllable

  • Osteoscholion

    Osteo bone + scholion margin note

    bone margin note

  • Osteoskeletos

    Osteo bone + skeletos dried body

    bone dried body

Necromancer


Tabletop

Ossa initial · Ossia initial

  • Ossabarrow

    Ossa bone + barrow burial mound

    bone burial mound

  • Ossamere

    Ossa bone + mere small lake

    bone small lake

  • Ossanight

    Ossa bone + night sunless time

    bone sunless time

  • Ossiacara

    Ossia bone + cara dear

    bone dear

  • Ossianella

    Ossia bone + nella wick

    bone wick

  • Ossialira

    Ossia bone + lira dirge

    bone dirge

Troll


Creatures

ossa final · bon final

  • Ragossa

    Rag rough stone + ossa bone

    rough stone bone

  • Brogossa

    Brog boulder + ossa bone

    boulder bone

  • Yrdossa

    Yrd earth + ossa bone

    earth bone

  • Brakdalbon

    Brakdal gully + bon bone

    gully bone

  • Bogholtbon

    Bogholt bog wood + bon bone

    bog wood bone

  • Skarnvoldbon

    Skarnvold scree field + bon bone

    scree field bone

Wizard


People

Os initial · Ossa initial

  • Osyr

    Os bone + yr age

    bone age

  • Osvar

    Os bone + var guard

    bone guard

  • Ostel

    Os bone + tel far

    bone far

  • Ossazara

    Ossa bone + zara crown

    bone crown

  • Ossarin

    Ossa bone + rin circle

    bone circle

  • Ossawyn

    Ossa bone + wyn joy

    bone joy

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Karn initial

  • Karnrath

    Karn bone + rath raging

    bone raging

  • Karnvan

    Karn bone + van first

    bone first

  • Karnkar

    Karn bone + kar shield

    bone shield

Drow


Fantasy races

Thraz initial

  • Thrazestryl

    Thraz bone + estryl stair

    bone stair

  • Thrazossryn

    Thraz bone + ossryn masonry

    bone masonry

  • Thrazondel

    Thraz bone + ondel vault

    bone vault

Kraken


Creatures

Bein initial

  • Beinhvarf

    Bein bone + hvarf vanishing

    bone vanishing

  • Beintak

    Bein bone + tak hold

    bone hold

  • Beinskjol

    Bein bone + skjol shelter

    bone shelter

Minotaur


Creatures

Osteo initial

  • Osteophoros

    Osteo bone + phoros bearer

    bone bearer

  • Osteotomos

    Osteo bone + tomos cutting

    bone cutting

  • Osteodromos

    Osteo bone + dromos course

    bone course

Tiefling


Fantasy races

osse final

  • Lacrisosse

    Lacris torn + osse bone

    torn bone

  • Damnelosse

    Damnel condemned + osse bone

    condemned bone

  • Emerisosse

    Emeris memory + osse bone

    memory bone

Unicorn


Creatures

os final

  • Pacifios

    Pacifi peaceful + os bone

    peaceful bone

  • Serenios

    Sereni clear + os bone

    clear bone

  • Placidios

    Placidi calm + os bone

    calm bone

Villain


People

Skel initial

  • Skelwane

    Skel bone + wane waning

    bone waning

  • Skelvane

    Skel bone + vane banner

    bone banner

  • Skelwraith

    Skel bone + wraith ghostly double

    bone ghostly double

Senses that travel together

See also

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