“chief”
14 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 6 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. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Celtic, has 2.
Maglo initial · maglos final
- Maglocintus
Maglo chief + cintus first
chief first
- Magloeburos
Maglo chief + eburos yew
chief yew
- Magloelus
Maglo chief + elus many
chief many
- Gobannomaglos
Gobanno smith + maglos chief
smith chief
- Tasgomaglos
Tasgo badger + maglos chief
badger chief
- Nertomaglos
Nerto strength + maglos chief
strength chief
zul final · zula final
- Bleakzul
Bleak cold-faced + zul chief
cold-faced chief
- Wendzul
Wend far-turned + zul chief
far-turned chief
- Baldzul
Bald bare-headed + zul chief
bare-headed chief
- Marlzula
Marl clay-stained + zula chief
clay-stained chief
- Fernzula
Fern shade-grown + zula chief
shade-grown chief
- Cinderzula
Cinder ash-pale + zula chief
ash-pale chief
khan final · Khal initial
- Lugkhan
Lug heavy + khan chief
heavy chief
- Grakkhan
Grak claw + khan chief
claw chief
- Snagkhan
Snag snare + khan chief
snare chief
- Khalbuk
Khal chief + buk belly
chief belly
- Khalhur
Khal chief + hur roar
chief roar
- Khalaz
Khal chief + az fang
chief fang
Mael initial
- Maelscar
Mael chief + scar cliff
chief cliff
- Maeldubh
Mael chief + dubh dark
chief dark
- Maelholt
Mael chief + holt copse
chief copse
Archi initial
- Archilaos
Archi chief + laos people
chief people
- Archiphanes
Archi chief + phanes shining
chief shining
- Archiboulos
Archi chief + boulos counsel
chief counsel
Chiefa initial
- Chiefawig
Chiefa chief + wig warrior
chief warrior
- Chiefaleud
Chiefa chief + leud people
chief people
- Chiefastan
Chiefa chief + stan stone
chief stone
prince final
- April Prince
April spring month + prince chief
spring month chief
- Summer Prince
Summer warm season + prince chief
warm season chief
- Onyx Prince
Onyx black gem + prince chief
black gem chief
endra final
- Kirtiendra
Kirti fame + endra chief
fame chief
- Hariendra
Hari tawny + endra chief
tawny chief
- Ajayendra
Ajay unconquered + endra chief
unconquered chief
Ken initial
- Kenower
Ken chief + ower sallow
chief sallow
- Kenry
Ken chief + ry ruler
chief ruler
- Kenaird
Ken chief + aird height
chief height
Archi initial
- Archimeros
Archi chief + meros part
chief part
- Archiplatos
Archi chief + platos breadth
chief breadth
- Archipneuma
Archi chief + pneuma living breath
chief living breath
Cyn initial
- Cyngrug
Cyn chief + grug heather
chief heather
- Cyndir
Cyn chief + dir ground
chief ground
- Cynwalch
Cyn chief + walch falcon
chief falcon
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “chief”. 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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