Names that mean “cold”
32 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them open a name against 10 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Cold names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Drow is among those carrying the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Zilv initial · ezzyn final · Selz initial · ezza final · Vorz initial
- Zilvesstri
Zilv cold + esstri pledged
cold pledged
- Zilvaszir
Zilv cold + aszir knife hand
cold knife hand
- Zilvondris
Zilv cold + ondris dutiful
cold dutiful
- Druszezzyn
Drusz dust + ezzyn cold
dust cold
- Vrysezzyn
Vrys cunning + ezzyn cold
cunning cold
- Szarezzyn
Szar dark + ezzyn cold
dark cold
- Selzethra
Selz cold + ethra trained
cold trained
- Selzendra
Selz cold + endra of the house
cold of the house
- Selzomryth
Selz cold + omryth counted
cold counted
- Rylzezza
Rylz poison + ezza cold
poison cold
- Xalzezza
Xalz dark + ezza cold
dark cold
- Ryssezza
Ryss silk + ezza cold
silk cold
Kalt initial · zimna final · Kalten initial
- Kaltheim
Kalt cold + heim home
cold-home
- Kaltstein
Kalt cold + stein stone
cold-stone
- Kaltescu
Kalt cold + escu descendant
cold-descendant
- Vukazimna
Vuka wolf + zimna cold
wolf-cold
- Radazimna
Rada joy + zimna cold
joy-cold
- Domnizimna
Domni lady + zimna cold
lady-cold
- Kaltenescu
Kalten cold + escu descendant
cold descendant
- Kaltenski
Kalten cold + ski noble
cold noble
- Kaltenkreuz
Kalten cold + kreuz cross
cold cross
Fuara initial · Fuar initial
- Fuaratuile
Fuara cold + tuile flood
cold flood
- Fuaracailin
Fuara cold + cailin girl
cold girl
- Fuarapairce
Fuara cold + pairce field
cold field
- Fuardoras
Fuar cold + doras door
cold door
- Fuarpreachan
Fuar cold + preachan crow
cold crow
- Fuarron
Fuar cold + ron seal
cold seal
kult final · kulta final
- Ornkult
Orn outran + kult cold
outran the cold
- Prakkult
Prak split + kult cold
split the cold
- Vornkult
Vorn warned + kult cold
warned the cold
- Rukkakulta
Rukka tore + kulta cold
tore the cold
- Rekkakulta
Rekka reached + kulta cold
reached the cold
- Brukakulta
Bruka burned + kulta cold
burned the cold
resha final · Kolth initial
- Marresha
Mar standard + resha cold
standard cold
- Vesresha
Ves veil + resha cold
veil cold
- Bazresha
Baz bronze + resha cold
bronze cold
- Kolthmokh
Kolth cold + mokh weight
cold weight
- Kolthrakh
Kolth cold + rakh rend
cold rend
- Kolthvan
Kolth cold + van first
cold first
ivre final · ivra final
- Lucenivre
Lucen shining + ivre cold
shining cold
- Carnivre
Carn flesh + ivre cold
flesh cold
- Malenivre
Malen malice + ivre cold
malice cold
- Solvenivra
Solven solemn + ivra cold
solemn cold
- Obrisivra
Obris barred + ivra cold
barred cold
- Orvelivra
Orvel rising + ivra cold
rising cold
Kal initial · Kala initial
- Kalvex
Kal cold + vex turning
cold turning
- Kalim
Kal cold + im sign
cold sign
- Kalius
Kal cold + ius learned
cold learned
- Kaladara
Kala cold + dara gift
cold gift
- Kalamira
Kala cold + mira mirror
cold mirror
- Kalacine
Kala cold + cine spark
cold spark
Khaa initial
- Khaakuun
Khaa cold + kuun narrows
cold narrows
- Khaanuqa
Khaa cold + nuqa mouth
cold mouth
- Khaagath
Khaa cold + gath quarry
cold quarry
Psychro initial
- Psychrothiasos
Psychro cold + thiasos revel band
cold revel band
- Psychroalsos
Psychro cold + alsos grove
cold grove
- Psychrohetaireia
Psychro cold + hetaireia company
cold company
Frig initial
- Frigrealm
Frig cold + realm ruled domain
cold ruled domain
- Frigestan
Frig cold + estan place
cold place
- Friginia
Frig cold + inia country
cold country
Kalth initial
- Kaltheng
Kalth cold + eng grip
cold of the grip
- Kalthezk
Kalth cold + ezk welt
cold of the welt
- Kalthing
Kalth cold + ing sting
cold of the sting
Kold initial
- Koldkald
Kold cold + kald call
cold call
- Koldgram
Kold cold + gram wrath
cold wrath
- Koldverk
Kold cold + verk work
cold work
Kalt initial
- Kalthagen
Kalt cold + hagen enclosure
cold enclosure
- Kaltfischer
Kalt cold + fischer fisherman
cold fisherman
- Kaltdorf
Kalt cold + dorf village
cold village
Kald initial
- Kaldnadr
Kald cold + nadr adder
cold adder
- Kaldhnutr
Kald cold + hnutr knot
cold knot
- Kaldjotunn
Kald cold + jotunn giant
cold giant
Frigia initial
- Frigiasolva
Frigia cold + solva loosening
cold loosening
- Frigiapalla
Frigia cold + palla cloak
cold cloak
- Frigiamirra
Frigia cold + mirra myrrh
cold myrrh
The Cold initial
- The Cold Yard
The Cold cold + Yard enclosed ground
cold enclosed ground
- The Cold Oyster
The Cold cold + Oyster twin-shell
cold twin-shell
- The Cold Kitchen
The Cold cold + Kitchen cooking room
cold cooking room
Cald initial
- Caldmoor
Cald cold + moor open wasteland
cold open wasteland
- Caldwood
Cald cold + wood forest
cold forest
- Caldthorpe
Cald cold + thorpe hamlet
cold hamlet
Kald initial
- Kaldborr
Kald cold + borr son
cold son
- Kaldtrog
Kald cold + trog digger
cold digger
- Kaldgrip
Kald cold + grip crushing hold
cold crushing hold
frigus final
- Somnifrigus
Somni sleep + frigus cold
sleep cold
- Purifrigus
Puri pure + frigus cold
pure cold
- Nemorifrigus
Nemori grove + frigus cold
grove cold
Kald initial
- Kaldklo
Kald cold + klo claw
cold claw
- Kaldhjarta
Kald cold + hjarta heart
cold heart
- Kaldsegl
Kald cold + segl sail
cold sail
oer final
- Rhydoer
Rhyd ford + oer cold
ford cold
- Banoer
Ban peak + oer cold
peak cold
- Coedoer
Coed wood + oer cold
wood cold
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cold”. 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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