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“cold”

31 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 21 of them open a name against 10 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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 carries 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.

Drow


Fantasy races

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

Vampire


Creatures

Kalt initial · zimna final · Kalten initial

  • Kaltwinter

    Kalt cold + winter cold season

    cold-cold season

  • Kaltheim

    Kalt cold + heim home

    cold-home

  • Kaltstein

    Kalt cold + stein stone

    cold-stone

  • Domnizimna

    Domni lady + zimna cold

    lady-cold

  • Vukazimna

    Vuka wolf + zimna cold

    wolf-cold

  • Radazimna

    Rada joy + zimna cold

    joy-cold

  • Kaltenescu

    Kalten cold + escu descendant

    cold descendant

  • Kaltenski

    Kalten cold + ski noble

    cold noble

  • Kaltenkreuz

    Kalten cold + kreuz cross

    cold cross

Banshee


Creatures

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

Barbarian


Tabletop

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

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

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

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ivre final · ivra final

  • Lucenivre

    Lucen shining + ivre cold

    shining cold

  • Carnivre

    Carn flesh + ivre cold

    flesh cold

  • Malenivre

    Malen ill + ivre cold

    ill cold

  • Solvenivra

    Solven solemn + ivra cold

    solemn cold

  • Obrisivra

    Obris barred + ivra cold

    barred cold

  • Orvelivra

    Orvel rising + ivra cold

    rising cold

Wizard


People

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

Alien


Creatures

Khaa initial

  • Khaakuun

    Khaa cold + kuun narrows

    cold narrows

  • Khaanuqa

    Khaa cold + nuqa mouth

    cold mouth

  • Khaagath

    Khaa cold + gath quarry

    cold quarry

Centaur


Creatures

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

Country


Objects

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

Demon


Creatures

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

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Kold initial

  • Koldkald

    Kold cold + kald call

    cold call

  • Koldgram

    Kold cold + gram wrath

    cold wrath

  • Koldverk

    Kold cold + verk work

    cold work

German


Real world

Kalt initial

  • Kalthagen

    Kalt cold + hagen enclosure

    cold enclosure

  • Kaltfischer

    Kalt cold + fischer fisherman

    cold fisherman

  • Kaltdorf

    Kalt cold + dorf village

    cold village

Kraken


Creatures

Kald initial

  • Kaldnadr

    Kald cold + nadr adder

    cold adder

  • Kaldhnutr

    Kald cold + hnutr knot

    cold knot

  • Kaldjotunn

    Kald cold + jotunn giant

    cold giant

Necromancer


Tabletop

Frigia initial

  • Frigiasolva

    Frigia cold + solva loosening

    cold loosening

  • Frigiapalla

    Frigia cold + palla cloak

    cold cloak

  • Frigiamirra

    Frigia cold + mirra myrrh

    cold myrrh

Superhero


People

Cald initial

  • Caldley

    Cald cold + ley clearing

    cold clearing

  • Caldwell

    Cald cold + well spring

    cold spring

  • Caldhall

    Cald cold + hall great house

    cold great house

Troll


Creatures

Kald initial

  • Kaldmun

    Kald cold + mun warden

    cold warden

  • Kaldtrog

    Kald cold + trog digger

    cold digger

  • Kaldthok

    Kald cold + thok thumper

    cold thumper

Unicorn


Creatures

frigus final

  • Altifrigus

    Alti high + frigus cold

    high cold

  • Stellarifrigus

    Stellari starry + frigus cold

    starry cold

  • Herbifrigus

    Herbi grass + frigus cold

    grass cold

Viking


Real world

Kald initial

  • Kaldskjold

    Kald cold + skjold shield

    cold shield

  • Kaldrod

    Kald cold + rod voice

    cold voice

  • Kaldlund

    Kald cold + lund temper

    cold temper

Welsh


Real world

oer final

  • Llanoer

    Llan church enclosure + oer cold

    church enclosure cold

  • Ffynnonoer

    Ffynnon spring + oer cold

    spring cold

  • Penoer

    Pen head + oer cold

    head cold

Senses that travel together

See also

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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