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“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

Reverse entry

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.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

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

Drow


Fantasy races

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

Greek


Real world

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

Orc


Fantasy races

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

Centaur


Creatures

mede final

  • Chionomede

    Chiono snow + mede cunning

    snow cunning

  • Asteromede

    Astero starry + mede cunning

    starry cunning

  • Biomede

    Bio life + mede cunning

    life cunning

Dragon


Creatures

Jaxor initial

  • Jaxorazor

    Jaxor cunning + azor sovereign

    cunning sovereign

  • Jaxordax

    Jaxor cunning + dax hunger

    cunning hunger

  • Jaxorveth

    Jaxor cunning + veth ruin

    cunning ruin

Kraken


Creatures

Klok initial

  • Klokskelfir

    Klok cunning + skelfir shaker

    cunning shaker

  • Klokstraumr

    Klok cunning + straumr current

    cunning current

  • Klokdolgr

    Klok cunning + dolgr fiend

    cunning fiend

Minotaur


Creatures

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

Nickname


People

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

Rogue


Tabletop

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

See also

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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