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“crest”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 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, Banshee, has 2.

Banshee


Creatures

Barra initial · barr final

  • Barraleaba

    Barra crest + leaba death bed

    crest death bed

  • Barragaire

    Barra crest + gaire laughter

    crest laughter

  • Barranathrach

    Barra crest + nathrach serpent

    crest serpent

  • Ciarbarr

    Ciar dark + barr crest

    dark crest

  • Sruthbarr

    Sruth stream + barr crest

    stream crest

  • Brasbarr

    Bras swift + barr crest

    swift crest

Dragon


Creatures

thal final · Thalrix initial

  • Ilyrathal

    Ilyra song + thal crest

    song crest

  • Saphyrathal

    Saphyra sapphire + thal crest

    sapphire crest

  • Thessathal

    Thessa gloom + thal crest

    gloom crest

  • Thalrixvaeth

    Thalrix crest + vaeth glory

    crest glory

  • Thalrixkalor

    Thalrix crest + kalor heat

    crest heat

  • Thalrixsylth

    Thalrix crest + sylth whisper

    crest whisper

Centaur


Creatures

lophos final

  • Zephyrolophos

    Zephyro west wind + lophos crest

    west wind crest

  • Botrylophos

    Botry grape cluster + lophos crest

    grape cluster crest

  • Oinolophos

    Oino wine + lophos crest

    wine crest

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Caz initial

  • Cazda

    Caz crest + da steady

    crest steady

  • Caztesha

    Caz crest + tesha fleet

    crest fleet

  • Cazsra

    Caz crest + sra silent

    crest silent

Giant


Creatures

kolmar final

  • Galdvindkolmar

    Galdvind gale + kolmar crest

    gale crest

  • Zenvalkolmar

    Zenval zenith + kolmar crest

    zenith crest

  • Granthalkolmar

    Granthal granite + kolmar crest

    granite crest

Griffin


Creatures

Cresta initial

  • Crestaraban

    Cresta crest + raban raven

    crest raven

  • Crestahug

    Cresta crest + hug mind

    crest mind

  • Crestabod

    Cresta crest + bod messenger

    crest messenger

Halfling


Fantasy races

ridge final

  • Medridge

    Med mead + ridge crest

    mead crest

  • Budridge

    Bud shoot + ridge crest

    shoot crest

  • Tamridge

    Tam homely + ridge crest

    homely crest

Indian


Real world

shekhar final

  • Udayshekhar

    Uday rising + shekhar crest

    rising crest

  • Vimalshekhar

    Vimal spotless + shekhar crest

    spotless crest

  • Ashokshekhar

    Ashok without sorrow + shekhar crest

    without sorrow crest

Kingdom


Objects

helm final

  • Iskhelm

    Isk ice + helm crest

    ice crest

  • Halderhelm

    Halder steadfast + helm crest

    steadfast crest

  • Morhelm

    Mor dark + helm crest

    dark crest

Minotaur


Creatures

lophos final

  • Skoliolophos

    Skolio twisted + lophos crest

    twisted crest

  • Taurolophos

    Tauro bull + lophos crest

    bull crest

  • Menolophos

    Meno fury + lophos crest

    fury crest

Senses that travel together

See also

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