“cunning”
14 fragments across 10 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 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, Dragonborn, has 2.
zek final · zeka final
- Krathzek
Krath fury + zek cunning
fury cunning
- Sathzek
Sath sear + zek cunning
sear cunning
- Teshzek
Tesh grit + zek cunning
grit cunning
- Bazzeka
Baz bronze + zeka cunning
bronze cunning
- Xeszeka
Xes spark + zeka cunning
spark cunning
- Jeszeka
Jes jade + zeka cunning
jade cunning
Vrys initial · Vryss initial
- Vrysorzen
Vrys cunning + orzen expendable
cunning expendable
- Vrysizzen
Vrys cunning + izzen poisoner
cunning poisoner
- Vrysesvyr
Vrys cunning + esvyr messenger
cunning messenger
- Vryssossyth
Vryss cunning + ossyth builder
cunning builder
- Vryssurzza
Vryss cunning + urzza bound
cunning bound
- Vryssirzza
Vryss cunning + irzza thirdborn
cunning thirdborn
medes final · mede final
- Diomedes
Dio divine + medes cunning
divine cunning
- Polymedes
Poly many + medes cunning
many cunning
- Leomedes
Leo lion + medes cunning
lion cunning
- Onesimede
Onesi benefit + mede cunning
benefit cunning
- Aglamede
Agla splendour + mede cunning
splendour cunning
- Stephanomede
Stephano crown + mede cunning
crown cunning
Klug initial · Kluga initial
- Klugorz
Klug cunning + orz war
cunning war
- Klugurk
Klug cunning + urk slave
cunning slave
- Klugluk
Klug cunning + luk eye
cunning eye
- Klugavosh
Kluga cunning + vosh spirit
cunning spirit
- Klugathrag
Kluga cunning + thrag beast
cunning beast
- Klugaskul
Kluga cunning + skul watcher
cunning watcher
mede final
- Chionomede
Chiono snow + mede cunning
snow cunning
- Asteromede
Astero starry + mede cunning
starry cunning
- Biomede
Bio life + mede cunning
life cunning
Jaxor initial
- Jaxorazor
Jaxor cunning + azor sovereign
cunning sovereign
- Jaxordax
Jaxor cunning + dax hunger
cunning hunger
- Jaxorveth
Jaxor cunning + veth ruin
cunning ruin
Klok initial
- Klokskelfir
Klok cunning + skelfir shaker
cunning shaker
- Klokstraumr
Klok cunning + straumr current
cunning current
- Klokdolgr
Klok cunning + dolgr fiend
cunning fiend
mede final
- Glaukemede
Glauke gleaming grey + mede cunning
gleaming grey cunning
- Petramede
Petra rock + mede cunning
rock cunning
- Chrysemede
Chryse golden + mede cunning
golden cunning
Sly initial
- Sly the Last
Sly cunning + the last last
cunning last
- Slythumb
Sly cunning + thumb swollen digit
cunning swollen digit
- Slysworn
Sly cunning + sworn oath-bound
cunning oath-bound
Sly initial
- Slyring
Sly cunning + ring round band
cunning round band
- Slyfall
Sly cunning + fall sudden drop
cunning sudden drop
- Slykey
Sly cunning + key lock opener
cunning lock opener
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cunning”. 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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